'There is still an opportunity here to do the right thing and stop these plans now.'
Andy Burnham and four other Mayors across England have vowed to continue the fight to stop plans to close 1,000 train ticket offices. In July the Greater Manchester Mayor said he was preparing to launch a legal action against the train operators' plans to try and halt the proposal.
In Greater Manchester, ticket offices are set to close at about 50 stations - including Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Wigan North Western Now Mr Burnham and other Mayors have issued a joint statement following the end of a consultation on the plans.They say: “The train companies initially tried to push the closure of ticket offices through, under the radar. Together, we made them listen.
“The law is clear that operators cannot close parts of stations without following the clear procedure set out in the Railways Act 2005. This procedure has still not been followed and the process of our legal challenge with the train firms around this remains ongoing. Closing ticket offices will hit the most vulnerable hardest. At a time when we need more people using the railways, these plans would have the opposite effect.
The statement was issued by Mr Burnham, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of Liverpool City-Region, Steve Rotheram and Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard.
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