JayMac
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« on: July 27, 2010, 19:28:13 » |
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Today I travelled from Bristol Parkway to Swindon then back from Swindon, stopping off at Bath for a couple of hours, and then returning to BPW» via Bristol Temple Meads.
At none of the stations were the barriers manned when I passed through. Neither did I have my tickets inspected on any of the 4 trains I caught. The HSTs▸ can just about be excused I suppose, but the local from Bath to BRI» and another local from BRI to BPW, both lightly loaded, are a little harder to excuse for not having ticket checks.
Was it a special 'Let's not protect revenue' day today on FGW▸ ?
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 21:19:19 » |
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Well I know at temple meads at about 1330 the barriers were open and the one solitary guy on the pushchair door was holding it open
But there were a lot of BTP▸ about
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2010, 21:26:56 » |
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My journey home on the 16:36 Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads (Portsmouth to Cardiff train) service this afternoon: This involved walking through the opened and unmanned gateline at Bath (I was quite amused to see some other intending passengers nevertheless frantically checking trouser pockets / handbags for their tickets, before they even dared to approach the open barriers!) On board the moderately loaded 3-car 158, there were no ticket checks before BRI» - just one member of the train crew, walking the length of the train, doing an apparently fairly detailed passenger count. However, to be fair: on the BRI to NLS train (a rather lucky - unofficial - connection, as it turned out!) my ticket was gripped with an impressively clear Zifa stamper! No smudging: clear imprint in black ink - a true masterpiece! CfN.
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« Last Edit: November 02, 2010, 21:42:43 by chris from nailsea »
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devon_metro
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2010, 22:04:45 » |
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My journey home on the 16:36 Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads (Portsmouth to Cardiff train) service this afternoon: This involved walking through the opened and unmanned gateline at Bath (I was quite amused to see some other intending passengers nevertheless frantically checking trouser pockets / handbags for their tickets, before they even dared to approach the open barriers!) On board the moderately loaded 3-car 158, there were no ticket checks before BRI» - just one member of the train crew, walking the length of the train, doing an apparently fairly detailed passenger count. However, to be fair: on the BRI to NLS train (a rather lucky - unofficial - connection, as it turned out!) my ticket was gripped with an impressively clear Zifa stamper! No smudging: clear imprint in black ink - a true masterpiece! CfN. Corr, that beats my record of 2 minutes making that connection and I thought I was lucky .
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2010, 22:08:44 » |
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Do I win a prize for making a "-2" (i.e. my connection was scheduled to leave two minutes before my incoming train) at New Street a few years back, given that the connecting train left on time?! my ticket was gripped with an impressively clear Zifa stamper! No smudging: clear imprint in black ink - a true masterpiece!
Wonder if it was a fluke or if the updated ink cartridges designed for thermal tickets are making an appearance (several years after the thermal tickets...)
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johoare
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2010, 22:09:58 » |
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That has made me realise.. I can't remember the last time my ticket was checked.. Although barriers are usually working at either end of my journey.. Mind you on Monday night.. 7.30pm.. so still the tail end of the rush hour.. and all barriers at Maidenhead were open.. no member of staff in sight.. .. and we'd got on at platform 9 so unbarriered at Paddington... Sometimes I wonder why I have a ticket.. but I always do.. (is unbarriered a word?.. it is now..)
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devon_metro
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2010, 22:10:23 » |
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Do I win a prize for making a "-2" (i.e. my connection was scheduled to leave two minutes before my incoming train) at New Street a few years back, given that the connecting train left on time?!
I've made a -20+ connection before
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2010, 22:49:02 » |
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(is unbarriered a word?.. it is now..)
'Unbarriered' was certainly a word back in 2000 - it was even quoted in Hansard.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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inspector_blakey
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2010, 22:59:01 » |
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I've made a -20+ connection before Surely not in Birminghan though...!
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Ollie
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2010, 23:41:56 » |
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Well I've been noting down if a ticket check has happened on train on my little trip.
So far I have done 25 trains - of these 25 my ticket was checked on 11 of them.
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Toiletdriver
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2010, 10:38:28 » |
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Do I win a prize for making a "-2" (i.e. my connection was scheduled to leave two minutes before my incoming train) at New Street a few years back, given that the connecting train left on time?!
I've made a -20+ connection before Amateur Went for a minus 90, my train was an hour late and still had time for a beer.
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JayMac
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2010, 17:56:18 » |
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Went for a minus 90, my train was an hour late and still had time for a beer.
I trust it was an off duty trip!!
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation." "Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot." "Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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Ollie
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2010, 18:14:32 » |
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Well I've been noting down if a ticket check has happened on train on my little trip.
So far I have done 25 trains - of these 25 my ticket was checked on 11 of them.
Just for comparison. I have so far been on 10 trains today. My ticket has been checked on all of them.
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Toiletdriver
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2010, 18:46:09 » |
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Went for a minus 90, my train was an hour late and still had time for a beer.
I trust it was an off duty trip!! Most definately!
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