For a state-subsidised operation, my feeling is that installing ticket machines at Denton and Reddish South is a shocking waste of public money. We as taxpayers and fare-payers will be paying for this nonsense for how long, exactly?
And don't tell me they're a requirement for the Penalty Fares scheme, London Midland manage just fine excluding Polesworth from their scheme (they also exclude Bedworth, Whitlocks End and Wilmcote which I find quite surprising given these stations are actually used, unlike Polesworth, Denton or Reddish South).
And don't tell me they're a requirement for the Penalty Fares scheme, London Midland manage just fine excluding Polesworth from their scheme (they also exclude Bedworth, Whitlocks End and Wilmcote which I find quite surprising given these stations are actually used, unlike Polesworth, Denton or Reddish South).