In message op.tmt5t6tvm4iaeb@dell, at 23:21:32 on Sat, 27 Jan 2007,
Fig remarked:
You are a Doubting Thomas aren't you! When me and my mate visited our
girlfriends in Radlett, we would ALWAYS buy a 5p PTT on the way home.
And we were the shyest of shysters going. Unfortunately, the ticket
office at West Hampstead was always shut as well. C'est la vie! 5p or
the risk of a PF? Your choice.

I agree that some stations on the Thameslink line have been very lightly
policed in the past. I regularly used City Thameslink (during the
working day) and maybe had a ticket check (manual, obviously) at most
one time in ten.

However, the discussion here has arisen because the Thameslink is now
under FCC's control and they are adding gatelines at several stations,
and have a much stronger reputation for revenue protection.

I went through Luton Airport Parkway earlier this week, and it had
several staff manning the barriers, including well after the evening
rush (I had to ask one to retrieve my ticket after the barrier ate it,
and I needed it for my expenses).
--
Roland Perry