Great Northern expands mobile assistance teams.
Source: By Dan Birchmore (Global Railway Review) / 4 May 2023
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in the trial. It means support should be available at the stations within 20 minutes every day of the week – weekends included – to board every train that is running. Staff already work on site at many of the stations but only when the ticket office is open.
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