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Widespread loss of cash rail ticket purchase option revealed at ticket machines

Rhodri Clark
18 October 2024
 

Concerns at the accelerating move to ‘cashless’ only rail ticket transactions have been underlined by the revelation that Train operator Northern has Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) which accept cash at only six of the stations it manages, and a survey commissioned by the DfT reveals that a group of passengers still use only cash out of necessity or preference.

Northern manages 477 stations, as of 31 March 2021. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Northern said...

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