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« on: January 28, 2018, 10:14:28 »
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We would love to be able to offer a community cafe, information point and ticket agency / office  at Melksham Station ... if only the commission rates on ticket sales, up front costs of setting such an agency, and some sort of medium term stability on those elements made it viable.  I am pretty sure that additional traffic to travel on existing trains would be generated that would bring GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) many times more income that our commission ... any profit on which would (in any case) be used to further local integrated public transport.
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2018, 11:45:31 »
I'd recommend a visit to Ledbury (http://www.railticket.co.uk/) or Chester-le-Street (http://www.chester-le-track.co.uk/).
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2018, 15:54:44 »
Spoke too soon - Chester-le-Track is closing down, saying that they can't compete with internet sales. See https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/chester-le-track-to-cease-trading.160928/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter.
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2018, 16:22:16 »
Quote from: Worcester_Passenger on February 19, 2018, 15:54:44
Spoke too soon - Chester-le-Track is closing down, saying that they can't compete with internet sales. See https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/chester-le-track-to-cease-trading.160928/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter.

Thanks for that update.  Yes, aware of the model and also how commission rates have shrunk over the years as internet providers can sell very large numbers of tickets on a small margin.
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2018, 16:52:04 »
A community cafe would be a good starting point I think. Perhaps in a similar vein to Strawberry Line Cafe at Yatton Station. Combine that with a shop (local produce?) and ticket office and you may have a viable business. Run it as a CIC» (Community Interest Company - about) and there could be rates relief, if Wiltshire CC offer such discretion.

Crowdfund the start-up? 
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