In message , at 13:50:42 on Wed,
2 Jul 2008, Tom Barry remarked:
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?

That's a guess, yes.

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?

They should increase the staffing at places like KX/StP regardless, in
order to provide an acceptable service to the public.

Why is it that only Post Offices and Railway Stations seem incapable of
taking money off people who are desperately thrusting it at them?
--
Roland Perry