Yes I noticed they’ve stopped doing the station checks at Carlisle, not a bad thing as it’s a nice station to visit just to watch trains.Plus none on avanti from Carlisle to Glasgow, though you rarely get checked in normal times. Was lucky i had TPE only off peak return when i noticed.
No check to get into Carlisle.
Today’s observations:
Took SWR Clapham Junction - Woking and return, no checks (obviously barriers were in use though)
Took LNWR Euston - Watford, Watford - Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead - Berkhamsted, Berkhamsted - Cheddington and Cheddington - Milton Keynes Central, not one ticket check.
Took Avanti Milton Keynes Central - Euston (in first class), no ticket check.
Took GWR London - Reading (And my word they make every other IET look nice, the green is horrific!), checks in both directions.
Took a AGA 360 Liverpool Street - Stratford and no Check (never had a check on this route)
Took a SE 395 Stratford International - St Pancras, no ticket check
Currently on a Chiltern 168 from Banbury - Marylebone after catching a Chiltern Silver 68 from Marylebone - Banbury, no checks (yet)
Wow, I have taken a LOT of trains today