Rail Ticket Offices Mass Closure Confirmed, Slough, Berkshire, UK - 06 Jul 2023
A GWR ticket office at Slough Railway Station in Berkshire. The Rail Industry Body, The Rail Delivery Group have announced that plans to close the majority of all railway station ticket offices in England have been confirmed. This is a huge blow to rail workers, many of whom, fear they will lose their jobs. It is also being criticised by those with mobility issues, disabled, vulnerable and elderly people. The majority of the 1007 ticket offices are to be closed over the next three years with the exception of a few ticket offices at busy stations