Stationmaster at the top, rat catcher at the bottom – daily life on the GER at Bury St Edmunds station

WE live in an era in which those responsible for a company’s bottom line are on the constant lookout for a reduction in costs, and their eyes invariably fall on the staff headcount. The railway industry is no different, resulting in unstaffed stations and halts and seemingly ever fewer platform or ticket office personnel, while the role of ticket collector feels as if