Re: Cityracket ticket inspectors

["Jane Campbell" <janecampbell@optusnet.com.au>]

Lucky guess - Hornsby

Regards


Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'd be guessing either Hornsby or Strathfield there Jane, both stations I
> can remember were occasionally "heavy" on those sort of things, depending
on
> the mood or the SM and/or SA. It could have something to do with boosting
> revenue for the station, especially now the platform tickets have gone up
in
> price. Platform tickets (either paid for or not) are useful for when the
> people come back from the train because you can't remember every single
> person who said they were going to meet the train.
>
> --
> Eric
> http://www.erk.au.com
> Jane Campbell <janecampbell@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> | I think it may have something to do with liability and insurance and
> stuff.
> | I remember when I was an SA the SM had a big blitz on platform tickets
for
> | people meeting people off Countrylink and I seem to recall that his
reason
> | had something to do with insurance.....don't quote me though.
> |
> | Regards
> |
> | Jane
> | Andrew Tailby <atailby@mpx.com.au> wrote in message
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> | > well for entry to the gosford platforms it has now been set to a
charge
> of
> | 1
> | > buck why is it so step when it used to be only 40 cents
> | >  you even have to buy a ticket just to see some one off on a country
> link
> | > train or to see a steam train pull up to take on water.
> | > andrew
> | > "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> | > Vi_I4.1023$%F3.782606@news0.optus.net.au">news:Vi_I4.1023$%F3.782606@news0.optus.net.au...
> | > > "Eric Cartman" <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> | > > >
> | > > > They can check you for concession cards there.........the area is
> | > CityRail
> | > > > property and you can be asked for a ticket/concession card while
on
> | > > CityRail
> | > > > property.
> | > >
> | > > There is an implied invitation to be there, since it is also a
> | commercial
> | > > area. There is nothing unlawful about having a concession ticket,
the
> | only
> | > > offences are to be on State Rail property without lawful authority,
> | which
> | > > for the non-paid area would be hard to prove. If in the paid area,
> they
> | > > would have more of a case, since you need a valid ticket in order to
> | have
> | > > lawful authority to be in the paid area. Possession of a concession
> | ticket
> | > > without a concession entitlement would be the same as having no
> ticket,
> | so
> | > > there could be an offence there.
> | > >
> | > > As for the checking of tickets before going through the gates, I
would
> | > tell
> | > > them (politely) that I was walking up to check the indicators, and
> that
> | I
> | > > was not travelling anywhere, and that they therefore had no right to
> | > inspect
> | > > my ticket.
> | > >
> | > > Dave
> | > >
> | > >
> | >
> | >
> |
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