On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:11:38 +0000, Mizter T
wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25025888

---quote---
Every ticket office on the Tube is to shut by 2015 under plans that will
see 750 jobs cut.

Transport for London (TfL) said staff will be moved from behind ticket
office windows to be in the station itself to help passengers.

The Tube will also run 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays on some
lines.
[...]
TfL says six major central London stations will have special customer
points to help tourists and that every station will be staffed while the
tube is running.
---/quote---



Blimey - I knew fewer ticket offices is the general direction of things,
but wasn't expecting quite such a radical proposal. The pill is of
course sweetened by the plan for 24hr running on some Tube lines, which
in its own right is most welcome.

It's been rumoured for a while, and is I suppose the inevitable
consequence of the move to largely smartcard and machine-bought
tickets. But the weekend running is more unexpected. And, as the
article also mentions, that means some stations will need to be manned
24 hours a day over the weekend. Will the unions tolerate
single-manned stations at 3am in south or east London?