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    NOT THE TICKET

    Aug 03, 2020 6 minutes
    PAUL DOWNEY/CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION
    “What I have also noticed in recent years is the genuine belief by some within our society they should not have to pay to ride on the railway.”

    Even the hardiest of railway followers – either from within the industry or an enthusiastic outsider – could not have failed to have been shocked by figures released from West Midlands Trains back in April 2019 showing the extent that passengers would go to obtain a free train ride.

    The seriousness of the problem was shown in the revelation more than £1million had been recovered from ticket cheats in the year up to the beginning of March 2019. Even with the vigilant and compelling swoops on stations and trains, that figure in reality is likely to have been even higher.

    A shocking report from West Midlands Trains, which operates services on West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, revealed revenue officers received a staggering £1,284,746 of unpaid fares during the financial

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