Paul Jones 88
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Just wondering when Southeastern will be resuming on board ticket checks, I do get annoyed with the amount of people I see who obviously don't buy tickets, I hear them bragging on about it.
Just wondering when Southeastern will be resuming on board ticket checks, I do get annoyed with the amount of people I see who obviously don't buy tickets, I hear them bragging on about it.
Seems a bit pointless checking tickets before boarding - surely more 'results' if you catch people on the train?Surprise of the day was a group of 3 Cross Country RPIs checking tickets on the platform before the boarding of the 2222 Brum to Leicester!
They were Birmingham based and just finishing their day off. They seemed to be doing a reasonably successful job of selling tickets and making a point about buying before you board to a decent number of people.Seems a bit pointless checking tickets before boarding - surely more 'results' if you catch people on the train?
Fair enough. I'd have thought they would be more interested in catching people 'in the act' so as to prosecute (or extract a disproportionate settlement).They were Birmingham based and just finishing their day off. They seemed to be doing a reasonably successful job of selling tickets and making a point about buying before you board to a decent number of people.
Had a jolly on Friday.
Surprise of the day was a group of 3 Cross Country RPIs checking tickets on the platform before the boarding of the 2222 Brum to Leicester!
On the suburbans they havnt bothered for 20 years. Maybe it's just a case of standardisation.Just wondering when Southeastern will be resuming on board ticket checks, I do get annoyed with the amount of people I see who obviously don't buy tickets, I hear them bragging on about it.
Just wondering when Southeastern will be resuming on board ticket checks, I do get annoyed with the amount of people I see who obviously don't buy tickets, I hear them bragging on about it.
Had a ticket check on a tfw cardiff to carmarthen train todayI did a West Midlands Day Ranger yesterday, travelled on 12 different services and wasn't checked once. They were all West Midlands Railway services.