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Britain / 11 December 2024
Rail unions rally to save Scotland's ticket offices
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RAIL unions united today to demand the Scottish government intervene to halt cuts to ticket offices at ScotRail.

The Scottish government-owned operator plans to slash 2,800 staff hours a week across 101 of the 143 ticket offices across Scotland in the coming year.

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