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Is it worth keeping unstaffed stations open when the local population cannot control itself, easier to pass through ?
Tynemouth Metro mayhem: Trains forced to pass through station as young yobs take over platform, break window and attack worker...
GB Railfreight and Wascosa signs deal to bring 570 rail wagons to the UK
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/12/gb-railfrieght-and-wascosa-signs-deal-to-bring-570-rail-wagons-to-the-uk.html
Interesting news at this time ?
I was surprised a conductor refused to accept a delay voucher issued by his TOC when I boarded at a small station with no office or machine, he said policy was only at a ticket office which rather restricts their use at stops with only a machine or no facilities at all.
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/metro-mothball-coronavirus-government-bailout-18130142
Looks like the whole system will close soon.
Sad news from W Australia, extracted from Daily Mail website, freight train crash.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7824515/Two-trains-COLLIDE-Christmas-Eve-outskirts-Perth-leaving-one-driver-dead.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed_desktop_news