Recent content by GadgetMan

Going from the left, thats the Down Fast, Up Fast, Down Slow, Up Slow. That layout seems to suggest the move from Up Slow (in down direction) to Down Slow is impossible.

Most people buy a return ticket and use it to travel outward and back. 'Some' people are in the habit of reusing the return portion again and again until it is stamped and/or scanned. So were you trying to ascertain if your ticket had previously been scanned rather than previously used? If...

Going forward, will your 'correct' tickets continue to be from Duddeston or will they now be from Tamworth? As WMT will be able to see what you've been buying since. So if you now suddenly start coming from Tamworth everyday, it'll make it obvious you've been short faring.

So there's 800 passengers on a full and standing trains. Let's say majority of the stations on route are unbarriered. Guard can't walk through to sell tickets. So they all travel free?

We're you under the age of 18 last time? If so, your experience (their approach) this time may be a little different.

That's a risky assumption, because the selling guard may well have scanned it as soon as it printed. Either way, what's done is done now.

As your original tickets were not valid for travel as you did not have a in date railcard. You have partially used the new tickets, therefore you weren't entitled to a full refund.

The issue you might have is claiming the tickets were unused when they were sold to you on board a train. All depends on whether anyone looks into the refund.

When you say he didn't take your details... Did he let you through the barriers and continue your journey, or have you refused to co-operate, turned around and boarded another train to escape the interrogation?

If you want helpful advice, you need to be forthcoming with your situation. Rather than wait to have information teased out. Did you have valid 16-17 & 16-25 railcards at the time of travel that they are questioning? If so, are you able to send the evidence of owning them?

Are you sure the role involves driving? It may just be a Depot Operation Controller (DOC) as unless its a new role they don't have shunt drivers.

So you've been caught swindling the railway out of money, then think it's a good idea to say in your letter that it's no big deal, it was only £1? Think you need reconsider your attitude.

The passenger is not at fault for not being able to purchase ticket at the start of the journey. They are also not required to delay their journey at connecting stations. So if as they say, the connecting train was already there then Ascot may not have been their first opportunity. An appeal...

No, but you leave yourself open to joining the "I tried to buy a ticket before departure time but it wouldn't go through for x, y, z reason/excuse. I bought it as soon as I could, but 30 secs later a ticket inspection took place.................." prosecution thread club.

Lot of people claim the one time they got caught happens to be the only time they short fared (ignoring you confessing to one other here). Unfortunately this goes hand in hand with them saying they travel from different stations and buy tickets on board after departure. If the above is 100%...