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T.P.S Rail?

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BucksBones

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Morning all

Oakham station, which I thought was managed by East Midlands Trains, is now apparently managed by an entity called “T.P.S Rail” (punctuation as on the signs!)

Who are these people? Do they manage other stations?

If EMT have sub-contracted the running of the station, are there other examples of this practice across the network, either with relation to EMT or other TOCs?

By the way, apologies if this has been covered before; searches for TPS come up with

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TPS is mentioned in this article from 2014 about Mansfield - it's TanZo Passenger Services.

"The new ticket office will be run on behalf of East Midlands Trains by TanZo Passenger Services (TPS Rail)"

https://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.u...ed-Ticketing-Facilities-at-Mansfield-Station/

That’s interesting; so EMT are indeed subcontracting. The signs at Oakham definitely say “managed by” rather than just running the ticket office.


So many TPSs! TanZo might have been better off using their name on the signs rather than the abbreviation!
 

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It is correct that TPS Rail runs Mansfield and Newark Castle station booking offices. Ludlow Station Travel used to run Oakham, I wonder if they've had a change of contractor. EMT still maintain the stations.

I will not make any further comment on the standard of service provided in these booking offices.
 
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