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Hundreds of campaigners took the fight to the PM’s doorstep as they joined a rally outside Downing Street. They marched through Westminster from the Department for Transport to No10

Whether shopping online or using self-scan tills at the supermarket, there's less human interaction in everyday life - and closing rail ticket offices will increase it

More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation into planned closures, which will hit the elderly, vulnerable and disabled - and put more than 2,300 station jobs at risk

Documents written by the rail companies themselves lay bare the true impact of the railway ticket office closures on disabled, elderly and vulnerable passengers

This Government seems hellbent on taking away everything of value the country has to offer and either giving it to the super-rich in the form of profit or throwing it in the bin

The RMT's Mick Lynch said the plan to shut ticket counters at 974 stations across England would result in vital staff members being cut, leaving vulnerable passengers without support

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said it will take the fight to Downing Street with a large protest outside No10 on August 31

Mick Whelan raised fears that safety is being taken for granted as he suggested rail workers and passengers will be more at risk in empty and unstaffed stations

The union chief said proposals to shut 974 offices at stations across England will heavily penalise those passengers who don’t want to buy tickets from station machines or online

Leaders at the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers have warned that almost a quarter of rail station workers could face losing their jobs under new plans backed by Tories

'Refusing to ban the dangerous XL Bully dog breed is unforgivable after their savage attacks - once again the Tory government is on the wrong side of public opinion'

The general secretary of the RMT said the boarded up ticket offices at train stations will be a permanent reminder of the Government's "vandalism" of the industry if closures go ahead

Motorists faced delays of up to two hours at Dover as people tried to cross the Channel, and at Folkestone there was a five-mile tailback that extended into the town itself

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are walking out for the day in a dispute over pay and working conditions, leading to a widespread cancellation of services

Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has written to Tory cabinet member Mark Harper after official records showed he hasn't met with the RMT or ASLEF at all in 2023

Ministers and train companies have been spooked over legal challenges to how the process has been conducted, amid claims that the 21 day consultation was too short and unlawful

Train operators aim to shut 974 ticket counters in England and the public have 21 days – until Wednesday – to give their views

Hattersley station re-opened in east Manchester in February 2023 after a revamp costing £570,000 but the ticket office is already earmarked to close along with almost all others across England

Members of the public have just one week left to have their say on the proposals put forward by train operators to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England

Passengers have got until September 1 - which is Friday - to give their feedback on devastating proposals to shut ticket offices at 974 train stations across England

Train drivers in the ASLEF union will stage a week-long overtime ban at the height of the summer holidays, which will "seriously" affect services and cause misery for those travelling to staycations

The RMT plans to demonstrate outside dozens of stations across England following proposals announced by train companies last week that could see up to 1,000 ticket offices close over the next three years

George lives at the busy Stourbridge Junction station in the West Midlands, which is one of up to 1,000 across England where the ticket office is at risk of closure

RMT and CWU chiefs pen joint article savaging review of train station facility that could see closure of ticket offices at transport hubs across the country

Train companies yesterday announced a 21-day consultation after which up to 1,000 offices in England could shut over three years