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Forgive me if this has already been answered. I had the same thing a few years back and refused to pay the admin charge fedex levied and never did, telling them it was a 'speculative invoice' as I wasn't their customer. I did pay however the tax levied which I accepted I was legally obliged to...

I recall a youngish lady surprisingly telling me in a loud voice as she walked through F on approach to Paddington (and overheard me having a few firm words with a standard ticket holder using 1st class to seat himself) 'even I know it's 1st class mate and I can't read or write!'. God bless...

Reminds me of the old GWT uniform from years back. I hope they haven't got the bloody ridiculous long overcoat -most operational staff swapped back to the blue BR waterproof within weeks. We thought that was poor quality until FGW took over with their 5 shirts max ('what if you're rostered work...

Whilst it was/is often the TOCs 'line' that trains should not be delayed whilst waiting for police assistance to fare evaders and I would agree with that policy, IME (repeated and frequent) by the time you have to wait for the police to get someone off they've already made threats of violence to...

6 bikes was always the max on an HST, I had a joker more than once either stuffing their bike in a vestibule after being told the van was full or asking me to put their bike in the power car, I didn't do it or accept it, not once. Vestibules are tight enough without running the risk of trapping...

In the very rare event of this happening when I was a guard we were authorised to mark 1st class tickets as having travelled on 1C48 (etc) and there being 'No 1st class' or '1st class declassified'. No good for season ticket holders however.

It's not the amount and I'd doubt a magistrate would even take that into account. I've certainly seem a smart alec in court for 55p before and nothing was even noted about the amount of the fare avoided, only that it was proved to have been avoided. The question the inspector asked was a...

OK, quite clearly the advice given to you by the staff at Bristol Temple Meads was very, very incorrect IMHO. A receipt is not a ticket, it may prove you purchased a ticket but does not allow travel since someone else could have used the tickets purchased. The UPFN issued is, to all intents &...

Yes, well they definitely did it and very deliberately too! I did make a PA to inform the passengers we'd lost 4 minutes due to excessive doors left open at Didcot and a few regulars asked me about this and I recounted the story, they were shocked, but it happened more than once -Didcot...

I used to worry a lot at Paddington in the peak when my HST was in reverse and I was despatching from the TGS, (non CDL door) nearly got dragged out onto the platform a few times by those who simply wouldn't listen that the train was locked and driver had been signalled to depart. Cue: lots of...

sprinter153 -spot on attitude IMHO/IME Low-level -exactly the point I made on more than one occasion to those travelling sans ticket who declared NFA, they found the cash to pay up or got off very meekly when requested to do so thereafter. The young gent I mentioned earlier fully intended to...

I remember a young passenger showing me a child ticket once and asking where the smoking carriage was........needless to say I reminded him he didn't need to know unless he wanted an adult ticket instead* Must've killed him going without a fag from Exeter to Paddington. (* yes, I Do know there...

I cannot believe this has gone on for 40 pages frankly. Don't blame me - as I left GW a LONG time ago but I recruited the first staff for that gate line and was quite happy with them and the Reading barriers too, they were punctual, reliable and courteous staff willing to learn and I rarely had...

Had one many years ago, although I'd knocked on the toilet door at least 3 times during the journey and tried to carriage key it open it seemed jammed shut so I had it down as 'empty with faulty door' (HST) imagine my surprise when travelling ECS (empty -me & driver only) later someone emerged...

Staff can't frown on anything that's valid, it's no skin off their nose after all. If the train is going a-c and your tickets are a-b and b-c then show them both, as an ex RPI/SC I'd rather only ask a person once for tickets than be shown 2 separate splits individually.

Have to agree with LL here, those that I even suspected slightly were taking the ****** I gave no leeway to at all. Those who came to find me with a plausible excuse were given the benefit of the doubt. The worst habit I found amongst my colleagues was believing as soon as the person was off it...

The only bit I don't understand is: Did this 'inspector' have on a recognisable railway uniform or was he in plain clothes? If the former he won't be an inspector IME, he'll be the train guard or a member of 'normal' revenue protection staff of some sort. If he was in a recognisable uniform...

I think it's significant in it's timing and the fact it is directly to the Bristol ASLEF branch, so whether Daft or FGW already knew about ASLEFS position, it stamps the fact they haven't changed their mind and any horse trading that they try with ASLEF to undermine RMTs dispute will get them...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153168554536961&set=a.10150194440311961.300324.616146960&type=3&theater&notif_t=like There you are -signed letter from Mick Whelan, I'm sure that's good enough. It's also in RAIL magazine this month AFAIAA.

Update ASLEF Statement: "So there is no dubiety it is the policy of my organisation that there will be no agreement to extend DOO anywhere and even if DCO is agreed by other trade unions we will not be agreeing this method of operation either." - Mick Whelan, ASLE&F general secretary, 24...