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Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are walking out for the day in a dispute over pay and working conditions, leading to a widespread cancellation of services

Ticket office staff won't be redeployed on platforms like the rail firms claim, says Paul Routledge

The Paralympics legend accused railway bosses of being 'disingenuous' by claiming that plans to shut 974 ticket offices across England may actually help disabled passengers

It’s great that the consultation has been extended - however, the law requires consultation processes to be twelve weeks and this will take it to just eight

Passengers have been given an extra five weeks to have their say on devastating plans to close ticket offices at 974 railway stations across England as the consultation is extended until September 1

Ministers and train companies have been spooked over legal challenges to how the process has been conducted, amid claims that the 21 day consultation was too short and unlawful

Passengers only have until Wednesday to have their say on the devastating proposals put forward by train operators to close ticket offices at 974 stations across England

Paul Routledge says his father Harry worked as a booking office clerk at the station in Normanton, West Yorks – famous for its marshalling yards and known as the Crewe of the Coalfields

A study of domestic and international flights across Europe by Greenpeace has found that tickets for trains are on average twice as expensive as for flights, despite the former being much greener

Train operators aim to shut 974 ticket counters in England and the public have 21 days – until Wednesday – to give their views

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh demanded ministers claw back some of the dividend cash after £16billion was handed to rail firms in subsidies during the pandemic

Members of the public have just one week left to have their say on the proposals put forward by train operators to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England

Passengers have got until September 1 - which is Friday - to give their feedback on devastating proposals to shut ticket offices at 974 train stations across England

The private train companies and Tory Government will have to go back to the drawing board if the Labour mayors, marshalled by Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, win their legal attempt to derail a consultation process dismissed as “shambolic”

The Labour mayors for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are preparing to go court unless train operators halt closures of 1,000 ticket offices across England

In an article for the Mirror, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham reveals that he and four other Labour mayors are set to challenge plans to shut almost 1,000 railway ticket offices across England

Ben Woodroffe became enamored with the wacky sport after his parents took to him watch a competition when he was a teenager - he's been obsessed ever since

A Mirror analysis shows several routes are much more expensive when using the ticket machine compared with the office, as staff are able to advise on the cheapest fare

Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the coast of East Africa, pipped the UK in the rankings. The Indian Ocean nation is famous for its glorious beaches, crystal clear waters and coral reefs, and welcomes tourists from around the world.

George lives at the busy Stourbridge Junction station in the West Midlands, which is one of up to 1,000 across England where the ticket office is at risk of closure

Dalat Gulzar ignored signs and flashing lights at Llanbedr railway station, in Gwynedd, north Wales, and endangered the lives of his passengers and those on board the train

Train companies yesterday announced a 21-day consultation after which up to 1,000 offices in England could shut over three years

A full list of train stations that will lose their ticket offices under new plans has been unveiled - with London Marylebone, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street among the cuts

The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train companies, confirmed plans on Wednesday that could result in the axing of up to 1,000 offices over the next three years

The controversial Government plans, set to be unveiled tomorrow, will see Rail Delivery Group proceed with the proposals to close up to 1,000 offices at stations across England