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The Scotsman running an article on the £10 fare. https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotrail-reveals-how-many-ps10-minimum-fares-issued-to-passengers-since-new-penalty-introduced-8841290 Headline: ScotRail reveals how many £10 minimum fares issued to passengers since new penalty...

Anecdotally, a friend tells me he was on a train where people were buying tickets at the usual price when he was in the way to work the other day. I wonder if they aren’t enforcing it for now due to the absence of a lawful basis or due to the Commonwealth Games being in Glasgow. Not that I...

Interesting they’ve future proofed it!

The policy itself may be relatively uncontroversial, SNP competence (or lack thereof) is absolutely not. An implementation unduly severe on certain groups would be attacked by the Greens. An implementation unduly lenient would be attacked by the Conservatives. An implementation that falls...

The difference in Scotland is it's not a TOC that will face the reputational risk for these scenarios going wrong. It's the Scottish Government itself. Especially if it can't produce either a legislative basis for the minimum fare or any impact assessments for the implementation of the policy...

I assume it's a mistake since it's referenced in their material published in March. I've seen it queried on Twitter by someone else but no indication from the Scotrail social media team whether this is a mistake and/or currently being worked on.

It only works if the person is believed every time. Which will be challenging when every habitual fare evader who boards at an unstaffed station cottons on and insists on claiming disability and paying by cash. Eventually a TE will make the wrong judgement call in a situation for which they are...

Pushing even some disabled people down that avenue of appeal is a failure to make reasonable adjustments. Only a matter of time before a ticket examiner simply doesn’t believe a disabled person and they’ll complain to Transport Scotland/Scottish Government and it’ll be all over the papers. Or...

I don’t think disabled people should be required to jump through hoops to get their own money back. The charging of the minimum fare contradicts their own policy. Not believing a disabled person, which one TE inevitabiy will, and putting them through an appeal process to claim their own money...

“Accessibility issues” I’ve taken as being unable (for reason of disability) to use a TVM that is available. I recognise other interpretations of “accessibility issues“ are available.

The appeals page is interesting as it states the reasons for appeal as: Station unstaffed/No ticket office available Retail facilities unavailable Digital/App issues Accessibility issues Their own publicity this week indicates that on train staff will have access to information regarding the...

Shifting the inconvenience to the North Clyde Line? That’s a harder sell to affected passengers travelling into a completely different station. With services likely to be busier with passengers who would use Bellshill or Uddingston. If you are jumping in the car anyway the 6 tph in the peak from...

The quicker journey (via Whifflet, hourly) appears to be 3 carriages all day. The longer journey (via Hamilton) appears to be mostly 6 carriages (2tph). These lines could also see more footfall from people who would usually use Bellshill or Uddingston. If the situation merited extra services...

There’s been high winds in Glasgow and the surrounding area this morning. Traksy shows TREE on the line between Pollockshields West and Maxwell Park. The 156 might just have been out for a look around in daylight.

I’m entertained their example - Bishopbriggs to Glasgow Queen Street - cannot be short fared in any case due to barriers at the latter. Unless you take the lift to low level and a train to another station and walk back, where you may encounter a gateline anyway. Seems like a lot of faff to maybe...