Re: All Tube Ticket offices to close by 2015
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Originally Posted by Rob
(Post 35647558)
If the staff are out and about in the station, rather than behind a counter, doesn't that make them more approachable and available to react to requests for assistance?
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You'd think. It doesn't always work that way.. It's a national rail rather than underground station, but Lewisham station is fully staffed from the time the first train runs until the last train leaves, yet you'd be surprised how quickly the staff vanish when they see a passenger wanting help.
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
(Post 35647560)
No disrespect to Newcastle, BUT this is The London Underground we are talking about.
Crime is an everyday occurrence, and this will go up - just for example. Pickpockets, sexual offences including rape, serious assaults. Robberies.
I hope the Unions go full leather in an attempt to stop this from happening. You also have to look at the staffing situations on the tube. I work near Hanger Lane, which is a busy station during the day and could get even busier at weekends, as it is a near Wembley Stadium.
I can imagine many women may be scared to use as a means to get home. Yes, we have CCTV, but this will NOT STOP the crime taking place.
No bad move to me. I can see Bob Crow this morning on his soap box, and he WILL defend his members. Yes, everything now is electronic, but to me its a bad decision for Boris and Tfl.
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So, Arthur. Let's take Tottenham Court Road as an example. How is having a few blokes sitting in the ticket office going to help some poor hapless soul who is being mugged on the Northern line? After all, by the time they've noticed the problem, come out from the office and gone down two escalators, the mugger has probably hopped on a train and is well on the way to escaping.
This way, if the changes are implemented as TFL have said (and I realise this is by no means certain), those staff will be nearer in the event of an emergency. |
