Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:25:56 on
From the BBC's earlier story, linked on that page:

"From March 2008, about 240 staff will be redeployed from the
least busy stops to the busiest stations.

Although the massive queues at KX/StP presumably indicate that rather
more than 3% of that station's passengers are buying tickets:

"Fewer than 3% of Tube journeys are now made on single and
return tickets, with Oyster accounting for more than 60% of all
trips, said TfL. "

This presumably means that that transfer of staff to big stations like
KXSP won't happen? KXSP presumably has a higher proportion of
over-the-counter sales than, say, my local station Chiswick Park* (which
was to have lost office staff) so presumably could have done with some
more staff. Alternatively, did Boris promise to increase funding for
staff to fill the gap?

Tom

* where the vast majority of travellers walk through the spacious,
multi-exited secure feeling hall, Oyster through the barriers and then
stand for a while on the exposed concrete platform with only one way
out. I'd rather have a couple of platform staff than a bored bloke
behind glass downstairs occasionally selling a couple of tickets and out
of view of the majority of the public. London Overground stations
definitely feel more loved than Chiswick Park now, for precisely this
reason.