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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Irish Rail is completely empowered to check tickets whenever they like
Bear in mind the greatest cause of delays at an inspection are
1. Passengers not having there ticket to hand, and spend ages digging around in pockets and bags
2. Passengers with no tickets clog up the process as it leaves fewer checkers to handle the queue.
Irish Rail's approach is consistent with other operators
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In all my years commuting to and from Hazelhatch I have NEVER seen any passenger caught for travelling without a valid ticket.
I have travelled by rail extensively in Portugal, Spain, Italy and UK an I have never seen such ambush tactics employed. Tickets are checked by a courteous member of rail staff. Why do Irish Rail always have to be confrontational.