Both Grand Central and Hull Trains have long been known for their policy that passengers are welcome to board without a ticket and buy it on the train, to the point that when the Kings Cross ticket gates were being installed it was agreed that the gates would be open in the periods leading up to GC and HT departures.
I've noticed several times recently at Kings Cross that the gates were closed even when GC departure was due, and today I saw that the display screen for the 1603 to Bradford stated 'buy tickets before boarding'. Interestingly, at the same time I saw that, with respect to HT's 1548 to Hull, the screen read 'buy tickets on board train' , so it can't be a wider policy change at Kings Cross.
Has GC changed its policy re: on-board ticket purchases?
I've noticed several times recently at Kings Cross that the gates were closed even when GC departure was due, and today I saw that the display screen for the 1603 to Bradford stated 'buy tickets before boarding'. Interestingly, at the same time I saw that, with respect to HT's 1548 to Hull, the screen read 'buy tickets on board train' , so it can't be a wider policy change at Kings Cross.
Has GC changed its policy re: on-board ticket purchases?
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