Have your tickets been checked on your journey?

ABB125 · 19 Jul 2021

Chriso said:
It will be interesting to see if ticket checks increase much from today. I believe most TOCs are moving from voluntary to compulsory ticket checks from today Monday 19/07/21

Well I had a check on a London to Norwich train earlier. I've made a couple of trips on this route recently, as this is the first check I've had.

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RHolmes · 19 Jul 2021

Chriso said:
I believe most TOCs are moving from voluntary to compulsory ticket checks from today Monday 19/07/21

That’s incorrect.

There are still members of traincrew who are vulnerable, have yet to have BOTH vaccines and are still susceptible to the Virus. The unions are still supporting some elements of staff protection.

Ticket checking remains optional for traincrew

ABB125 · 19 Jul 2021

Another check on Greater Anglia, heading back towards London.

ScotGG · 19 Jul 2021

I would have thought that with passengers no longer having to wear masks, guards would be less keen to check and walk through trains.

ABB125 · 19 Jul 2021

ScotGG said:
I would have thought that with passengers no longer having to wear masks, guards would be less keen to check and walk through trains.

Mask wearing is still the vast majority though at the moment, so I wouldn't have thought it would make much difference yet.

LowLevel · 20 Jul 2021

Checked on both XC 0914 Leicester to Stansted Airport and LNER 1018 Peterborough to Edinburgh soon after boarding.

Falcon1200 · 20 Jul 2021

Four journeys on Scotrail today, two booked with a Guard and two with an ATE; One of each checked.

NoMorePacers · 20 Jul 2021

Hull - Sheffield (Northern): checked leaving Hull
Sheffield - Birmingham New Street (XC): nothing
New Street - Longbridge (WMT): nothing
Longbridge - New Street (WMT): nothing
New Street - Smethwick Galton Bridge (WMT): nothing
Galton Bridge - The Hawthorns (WMT): nothing
The Hawthorns - Stourbridge Junction (WMT): nothing
Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge Town (WMT): nothing
Stourbridge Town - Stourbridge Junction (WMT): nothing
Stourbridge Junction - Cradley Heath (WMT): nothing
Cradley Heath - Galton Bridge (WMT): nothing
Galton Bridge - Shrewsbury (TfW): nothing
Shrewsbury - New Street (WMT): checked leaving Shrewsbury
New Street - Rugeley Trent Valley (WMT): nothing
Rugeley - Stafford (WMT): nothing
Stafford - Wolverhampton (WMT): checked after Penkridge
Wolverhampton - New Street (WMT): checked between Dudley Port and Sandwell & Dudley
New Street - Leicester (XC): nothing
Leicester - Peterborough (XC): no ticket check although the guard did walk through the train twice (first after leaving Leicester then after leaving Stamford)
Peterborough - Doncaster (LNER): nothing
Doncaster - Hull (Northern): checked between Doncaster and Goole

zero · 21 Jul 2021

Started another East Midlands Rover yesterday. The first train I boarded at around 0900 everyone waiting at my starting station including young people put on a mask, so I did as well, and 100% of people already on the train were also wearing one. But as the day went on the numbers choosing to wear masks gradually dropped to 0%.

I took 11 trains all over the valid area and was checked on the first 9; the final 2 were late at night and even in 2019 trains at those times may not have had ticket checks. All barriered stations I used were left open, even when there were plenty of staff around.

miklcct · 22 Jul 2021

miklcct said:
I have never got my tickets checked on my SWR / Southern / CrossCountry journeys so far, including numerous journeys between Bournemouth and Poole, and round trip Bournemouth - Southampton - Brighton on the coastal line. However, my journey yesterday on GWR had my tickets checked just north of Salisbury on both bounds.

I have made a few more train journeys in the last week and got my ticket checked a few times.

Summary for this year since May:
CrossCountry Bournemouth - Southampton Central: not checked
Great Western Railway between Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads: both bound north of Salisbury
South Western Railway between Bournemouth and Branksome / Poole: none at all for 11 trips
South Western Railway between Bournemouth and Southampton: 3 out of 5 trips
- eastbound on London-bound stopping at Brockenhurst only: checked before and after Brockenhurst
- eastbound on Winchester-bound stopping service: checked after Brockenhurst
- westbound on Weymouth-bound non-stop service: checked
- westbound on Weymouth-bound service stopping at Brockenhust only: not checked
- westbound on Poole-bound stopping service: not checked
Southern between Southampton and Brighton: not checked

route101 · 22 Jul 2021

Glasgow to Carlisle, checked on P1 at Glasgow Central.
Carlisle to Newcastle, checked.
Carlisle to Glasgow TPE, not checked but guard walked through.

Falcon1200 · 22 Jul 2021

Two Scotrail trips today, ticket checked on both (by an ATE) and again of course at the barriers arriving and departing Glasgow Central.

Chriso · 24 Jul 2021

On Wednesday I travelled to Birmingham

09:20 London Euston to Birmingham New St (gates open at p2 Euston. Full check by guard by Leighton Buzzard in all 8 coaches. Gates working all exits @ New St inc Hill St & Nav St

12:21 Moor St - Kidderminster (gates working both sides at Moor St)

14:27 Kidderminster - Snow Hill ( Full check leaving Kidderminster. Both gatelines working @ Snow Hill

tram Bull St - Grand Central check by conducted

15:34 Birmingham New St - Wolverhampton (Gates open at New St & Wolverhampton)

17:04 Wolverhampton - Birmingham New St (All exits operational @ New St inc Hill St & Nav St)

18:30 Birmingham New St - Coventry ( All gates working at New St as above, full check by guard in rear voyager between Birmingham Int & Coventry and gates working at Coventry)

19:22 Coventry - Northampton (gates working at Northampton)

20:00 Northampton - Watford Junction ( gates working at both Northampton and Watford Junction)

21:15 Watford Junction - Kenton (gates working at Watford Junction & Kenton LU)

flitwickbeds · 27 Jul 2021

Just had my first ticket check since at least March 2020 on Thameslink.

15:48 Bedford to Brighton

Kite159 · 27 Jul 2021

Saturday
SWR 1/2, barriers in use at Salisbury in morning but open at Exeter St Davids
GWR - Both ways on Barnstaple (more for request stops), nothing on the Paignton Turbo nor 150s, barriers open at Newton Abbot. Checked on the HST from Dawlish.

Quite a good number alighting at Exeter St Thomas

scotrail158713 · 28 Jul 2021

Scotrail return trip into Edinburgh yesterday and ticket was checked on the way back. No checks at Edinburgh either direction.

Did hear the guard refuse to sell a railcard discounted ticket to someone onboard though - never had that before. (Not a criticism of him though - that's the rules and he was enforcing them)

MrTurbostar170 · 30 Jul 2021

On a 7 day North West Rover I only had one check on Avanti.

Also managed to get from Manchester to Thetford without a check on my way home.

yorkie · 30 Jul 2021

I've just had my first check on board a train today; this is the 7th train I have boarded today.

There was a barrier check at Crewe though.

Andy Pacer · 31 Jul 2021

Had checks on every journey on the Cumbrian Coast on Thursday, but none on the Heart of Wales or Cambrian lines yesterday

Kite159 · 31 Jul 2021

Today:
GWR - 2/2
Southern - 2 checks (think 1 was an RPI, the other an "on board supervisor" out of 7 services used
South Eastern - 1 Check out of 4.

_toommm_ · 31 Jul 2021

Leeds to Stevenage (LNER)
Stevenage to Brighton (Thameslink)
Brighton to Chichester (Southern)
Chichester to Victoria (Southern)
Euston to Wembley (Overground)

Zero ticket checks, apart from in the theatre in Chichester.

GrimsbyPacer · 31 Jul 2021

Ticket checked on Saturday from Nottingham to Grimsby.
Not on trip down on the Monday though.
On Nottingham Trams I got off on Noel Street just as ticket checker army jumped on the tram.
^I had tickets for all trips ofcourse, trams are bargains, train fares are rip-offs.

Fast Track · 31 Jul 2021

Smokey Joe said:
Ticket checked on Saturday from Nottingham to Grimsby.
Not on trip down on the Monday though.
On Nottingham Trams I got off on Noel Street just as ticket checker army jumped on the tram.
^I had tickets for all trips ofcourse, trams are bargains, train fares are rip-offs.

Paddington to Exeter no check on train although ticket staff walked through carriage. Barrier check at Exeter.

Andy Pacer · 1 Aug 2021

Nothing (as expected) in either direction on TfW Telford to Shrewsbury yesterday.

Grumpus63 · 1 Aug 2021

Andy Pacer said:
Nothing (as expected) in either direction on TfW Telford to Shrewsbury yesterday.

My observation on that is that fare avoidance at Shrewsbury would be tricky except for the most hardened yobbage due to the well-staffed barrier control (unless you arrive on platform 3). Actually had a ticket check on the Cambrian Line yesterday for the first time in ages.

Andy Pacer · 1 Aug 2021

Grumpus63 said:
My observation on that is that fare avoidance at Shrewsbury would be tricky except for the most hardened yobbage due to the well-staffed barrier control (unless you arrive on platform 3). Actually had a ticket check on the Cambrian Line yesterday for the first time in ages.

Quite agree, there were lengthy queues at the Shrewsbury barriers.

Kite159 · 1 Aug 2021

SWR checked on the way to London, not on the way back home
GA - Nothing on the 745s, but had a check on the train from Clacton on the approach to Colchester [I was in the front unit, so I assume it was a RPI]

Barriers wide open (at least on the London bound platforms side) at Colchester around 4pm

Skymonster · 2 Aug 2021

This past weekend:
Derby - Sheffield (EMR 222): barriers open at Derby, no check
Sheffield - Doncaster (Northern 170): no check
Doncaster - Cleethorpes (TPE double 185): no check - guard in other unit
Cleethorpes - Doncaster (TPE double 185): no check - guard in other unit
Doncaster - Meadowhall (Northern 170): no check
Meadowhall - Sheffield (Northern 150): no check
Sheffield - Derby (EMR 222): no check, barriers open at Derby

Previous weekend:
Derby - Sheffield (EMR 222): no check but barriers closed at Derby
Sheffield - Manchester Picc (TPE double 185): no check
Manchester Picc - Stalybridge (TPE 185): no check
Stalybridge - Manchester Picc (TPE 185): no check
Manchester Picc - Manchester Airport (TPE 397): no check, barriers open at Airport
Manchester Airport - Manchester Picc (TPE 397): barriers open at Airport, quick glance at ticket on board
Manchester Picc - Sheffield (TPE double 185): no check
Sheffield - Derby (EMR 222): no check, barriers open at Derby

Chriso · 2 Aug 2021

I travelled the following on Saturday

13:32 London St Pancras - Loughborough (Gates working @ London St Pancras and Loughborough. Full check by guard between London and Leicester)

15:58 Loughborough - Leicester stoppper (Gates open @ Leicester and Loughborough. Full call over by guard on leaving Loughborough and fares taken at subsequent stops)

17:50 Leicester - Nuneaton (Gates open at Leicester. Full check by 1 x guard with another doing doors)

19:21 Nuneaton - Leicester (Nothing)

20:13 Leicester - London St Pancras ( gates open at Leicester & London St Pancras and no check)

from speaking to EMR Station staff I believe most of the open gatelines were down to the pingdemic which would also explain skymonsters experiences at Derby. Apparently they would normally be staffed at the times I went through

youngiecj · 5 Aug 2021

Both ways on Hull Trains today between Grantham and Retford.

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