Now we are essentially in 'lockdown' with Boris advising people should only go to work if an essential service and/or duties cannot be performed from home, should ticket barriers still be in use with staff manning them? (Obviously they can only be in use with staff in case of emergency)
I've actually been wondering about this the past week or so, when at Leeds or Harrogate where the barriers are still in use despite the fact the on board conductors have been advised not to conduct revenue duties any more
Do they provide an 'essential' service? Obviously to deter fare dodgers on a usual day to day basis but in the times we're now facing I'm not exactly sure what fare dodgers would achieve by travelling somewhere in the first place!
I've actually been wondering about this the past week or so, when at Leeds or Harrogate where the barriers are still in use despite the fact the on board conductors have been advised not to conduct revenue duties any more
Do they provide an 'essential' service? Obviously to deter fare dodgers on a usual day to day basis but in the times we're now facing I'm not exactly sure what fare dodgers would achieve by travelling somewhere in the first place!