I was on a Northern service from Thornaby to Middlesbrough today and throughout the journey (albeit only one stop, about five/ten minutes) nobody came to check/sell tickets. Myself and a few others who boarded at Thornaby were sat with our money waiting to pay for tickets, but the guard didn't come through the train.
I think the guard was on the train, because when it first stopped at Thornaby I noticed someone standing at one of the doors, but it's possible that was just a passenger getting off because I didn't look properly.
But my main question is, is this something that happens regularly? The train was terminating at Middlesbrough so everybody got off there, including the people who boarded with me and didn't have to pay either, but it surprised me when nobody came through the train.
Cheers,
Andy
I think the guard was on the train, because when it first stopped at Thornaby I noticed someone standing at one of the doors, but it's possible that was just a passenger getting off because I didn't look properly.
But my main question is, is this something that happens regularly? The train was terminating at Middlesbrough so everybody got off there, including the people who boarded with me and didn't have to pay either, but it surprised me when nobody came through the train.
Cheers,
Andy