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    Are fine consequences too overkill?

    Can you see an obvious flaw in insisting on a valid railcard at time of purchase I pesonally dont have one now. I want to buy an advance to travel in 10 weeks time which I might or might not use Why should I need to buy a rail card now and not until just before travel time? ( I would also lose...
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    Has a heritage railway ever prosecuted under bylaws?

    Maybe true but I place this in the same catagory as the alleged offence of opening other peoples mail that is posted through ones door or breaking up multipacks of cans of Coca Cola which say on them not for individual resale No one knows No one cares and what would they do about it even if...
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    Has a heritage railway ever prosecuted under bylaws?

    Hmm NYMR claim to have HMRC approval to do exactly this. https://www.nymr.co.uk/news/gift-aid-takes-the-nymr-to-next-level HM Revenue & Customs has agreed in writing with the NYMR that a ticket purchased which entitles the purchaser to unrestricted access to the public areas and timetabled...
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    Has a heritage railway ever prosecuted under bylaws?

    I think there is a touch of confusion to what the Talyllyn are doing We went in October 2020 and were given a £5.00 voucher so they have been doing it for at least 3 years This is what the confirmation email said If you have donated your fare your "thank you" voucher will waiting for you in...
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    [Trivia] Bus journeys faster than a train journey.

    Tywyn > Bryncrug > Dolgoch Falls > Abergynolwyn
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    Caught walking through barriers with a friend

    You are quite correct I misinterpreted
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    Caught walking through barriers with a friend

    I disagree depending on what your of people attempting to travel without valid tickets actually is The attached poster states that twice as many people received penalty fares in the period noted than were reported for prosecution ( not actually prosecuted) on Station Exercises It may be more...
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    Differences in rolling stock safety regulations in mainland Europe compared to UK

    Not Rolling Stock but this is a main line with huge double decker trains in Interlaken Switzerland No fences at all and nothing to stop one roaming about the tracks...
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    Unusual sign at Littlehampton

    As has Farringdon MET which I understand to be Grade 2 listed I wonder when that actually stopped taking in parcels
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    Advice on Single Justice Procedure Notice unusual situation

    There was a very recent thread where my understanding is that GTR did exactly settle and cancel after a summons had been issued https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/notice-of-intention-to-prosecute-gtr-2-months-later.261825/page-2 There was also one from GWR a few months ago It seems that...
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    Notice of Intention to Prosecute - PLEASE HELP

    Just to be picky "I greatly appreciate your understanding and consideration" does not make sense as they have not shown either yet The insertion of the word "would" changes the whole context
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    "Oops! My Rail Pass Mishap: Using a Ticket without a Valid Rail Pass" Ticket then photographed.

    I don't believe any rail company is going to be even trying to obtain peoples details from IP addresses I don't imagine any ISP is going to share these details with a private company without an expensive court order even assuming that the IP address is not in the end of a VPN or at a work site...
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    Successful prosecution after penalty fare?

    I would be quite interested in understanding if any forum member is aware in practice of anyone having a fully paid up penalty fare cancelled and the person being prosecuted ( I am aware that this is theoretically possible but back in the real world)
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    Thameslink - Caught short ticketing

    It is not particularly relevant to your case but it may help others in future to consider admitting things that Thameslink don't know on web forums when supplying Thameslink with the date of the incident , the date of the letter and the stations that you were travelling from and what you paid...
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    Trivia: Bus routes that cannot use double decker vehicles

    In Harrow and Wealdstone there is a bridge under the WMCL just north of the station which is on the H10 H9 route it is 13ft 3 inches high It used to have RLH busses as Route 230 in 2007 Timebus had a running day and we were lucky enough to go under it on the top deck of an open topper...

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