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True, which it is why it is better to have an interview, under caution, with a legal observer. Why bother saying anything that potentially could self incriminate? You could also explain to a court that your right is to have a legal representative and you were not going to say anything until...

PACE or no PACE, the best thing to do in any circumstance, without a legal observer/solicitor available, is to keep silent.

Administration of Justice Act. If you have proof that the 'debt' has been settled than they have broken the law in attempting to chase a 'debt' that no longer exists. I would write back to them giving them 7 days to drop this charge or you will be taking legal action against them under that...

If the inspector is acting under PACE then legal representation for the person questioned is a right. So also is the right of silence. It is their job to prove a crime has been committed, not the person interviewed.

End of the day, it's always best to say nothing, until at least you have spoken to a solicitor. Do these inspectors work just on railway bylaws or is PACE involved?

I was on a train from Doncaster to London once (East Coast). A group of black uniformed men got on and I assumed they were BTP looking for someone or on their way to sort something out, as they were also wearing fluorescents. Nope, they were RPOs.

Just stating personal experience. Not every person working on the railway is friendly. Or professional. And it is factual, for some reason, these RPOs go around in para-military, police looking uniforms.

Yes, but would a commission driven 'Revenue protection officer' understand that, dressed in his para-military style uniform?

Neither is not giving customers the opportunity to pay for their tickets, such as having working ticket machines if there is no ticket office available or conductors actually interacting with customers and you know, selling tickets on board trains. Am I to take it now that I run a risk of a...

The fare protection officer insisted that Gainsborough was a station you could buy tickets from and "that I shouldn't have relied on the conductor". If you come into contact with idiocy like this, is it any wonder why people capitulate and pay when they didn't need to? "Because someone in...

It's OK being sanctimonious* about customers not paying, but your story does illustrate a lot! * not saying you are!!

You'll be surprised. I got on the train once at Gainsborough Lea Road, got off at Doncaster and the revenue staff examining that day wanted to penalty charge me because the conductor was being a lazy sod and hadn't bothered selling tickets. I demanded a manager who sorted it out in the end...

LOL, nice start. It says something like 'route learning saloon' on the livery?

I've been given literally hundreds of old railway photographs and go through them now and again when I have time; I've come across this one: Any idea about age or what exactly it was used for? There is sadly no written information on the back of the photograph.

The EC barriers in my experience when they are working are bloody dangerous, particularly at peak.

Maybe Liberal Peer David Alton will call for it to be banned? After all he wanted ALL films PG and above banned from circulation.

Services have not improved under privatisation. That is the biggest argument to put all train companies back under the government. Although anyone giving Labour hope of doing anything, well Harold Wilson closed more stations than the Tories ever did. Both Labour and the Unions put two fingers...

I hear that it's almost gridlock in the centre of Lincoln due to roadworks Newark Road end. I bet he'll be flying in :D

Really? Strangely I haven't noticed much sound particularly with the windows open all day. Did hear a few go through yesterday evening.

Thats interesting. I'm lucky in that I can see the freight sometimes through my living room window passing through Gainsborough and had noticed an increase.