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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Labour mayors to take legal action over train ticket office closures in England

Manchester Victoria train station ticket offices
The mayors say the plans to close railway ticket offices across England will affect more than 2,000 jobs. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Labour mayors are launching legal action to prevent the closure of railway station ticket offices across England.

Five metro mayors, led by Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, said the “rushed” public consultation on the changes was not following due process and that the closures would affect thousands of jobs and “erode trust” in the railway.

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