MagisterLudi
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- 6 Apr 2017
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I'm not sure if this is in the right place but feel free to move.
Sydenham station at 12:40 today and an individual pushed straight through the barriers and onto the platform - no attempt to pay. I notified the station staff that he was still on the platform and they could not have looked less interested - walked off and missed an opportunity to engage and prevent him boarding a train.
Next train to Victoria arrived and we both boarded at separate points. I contacted Southern Railway on X who responded and asked me to report it to BTP as well. Contacted BTP who advised they would attend at Victoria and see if he was on the train. Advised me to speak to the station staff when I left the service. Another missed opportunity for a potential engagement (though I concede their locations are more restricted).
Approached station staff at Clapham Junction who said there is nothing they can do and they were too busy. It would have to be the police, Another missed opportunity for a potential engagement.
So, in short, a proverbial penalty kick in convicting for fare evasion and the railway decides it's too busy. I'm not expecting anything in the way of constructive debate or a change in staff attitude but, given some of the horror stories on here about the railway's fare collection methods from innocent passengers, this sort of attitude is unacceptable.
Sydenham station at 12:40 today and an individual pushed straight through the barriers and onto the platform - no attempt to pay. I notified the station staff that he was still on the platform and they could not have looked less interested - walked off and missed an opportunity to engage and prevent him boarding a train.
Next train to Victoria arrived and we both boarded at separate points. I contacted Southern Railway on X who responded and asked me to report it to BTP as well. Contacted BTP who advised they would attend at Victoria and see if he was on the train. Advised me to speak to the station staff when I left the service. Another missed opportunity for a potential engagement (though I concede their locations are more restricted).
Approached station staff at Clapham Junction who said there is nothing they can do and they were too busy. It would have to be the police, Another missed opportunity for a potential engagement.
So, in short, a proverbial penalty kick in convicting for fare evasion and the railway decides it's too busy. I'm not expecting anything in the way of constructive debate or a change in staff attitude but, given some of the horror stories on here about the railway's fare collection methods from innocent passengers, this sort of attitude is unacceptable.