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Yes, it was an intercity train.I guess it was an inter-city train? I should have stated that I meant urban pubic transport - like trams, urban buses or S-Bahn (equivalent of DART).
The rule is if you don't have a ticket, you're not entitled to travel. It's as simple as that no matter what. It doesn't matter if you're going to a funeral or a wedding or just fancy a view of the bay from under your hoodie while sipping a can of cider. If you don't like this rule don't use the DART.
Well done Mpsox. But surely a notice board could have been put inside the window saying to pay onboard. Is the relevant authority afraid of a historic rush?Actually that's not 100% correct. see attached from railusers ireland
http://www.railusers.ie/passenger_info/fare_evasion.php
Regardless of the rights and wrongs over whether or not the OP could buy a ticket, the ticket inspectors do not have the right to harass, intimidate or bully any member of the public.
What was the specific problem with the ticket machines? I had trouble with a machine in Bray last week not accepting my credit card, but one of the other machines accepted it.II proceeded to the machines and tried unsuccessfully with the assistance of two others to get a ticket to no avail.
Talk to Joe...
Yeah, I couldn't quite place the OP's accent, could you?
Joanne, yeh there were two machines but I had a similar problem with them. When u press destination and the payment comes up, in my case 4.70 euro, I went to insert the money but it wouldnt take it, apparently I should then have pressed on the 4.70 but there was no instruction to do that so that is where I came a cropper!!How do they expect you to buy a ticket if the machines don't work and there is noboby at the ticket counter?
Are you sure one of the machines weren't working as i think there is more than one at most stations.
How did other people at the station purchase tickets?
From memory, you have to choose 'payment type' at that stage - cash or credit card.Joanne, yeh there were two machines but I had a similar problem with them. When u press destination and the payment comes up, in my case 4.70 euro, I went to insert the money but it wouldnt take it, apparently I should then have pressed on the 4.70 but there was no instruction to do that so that is where I came a cropper!!
Mobile phone cameras are great for incidents like this!Last year I was on the dart with my wife at about 10pm on a week night. There were 2 people (man and woman) in our carriage who were drinking beer from cans but were minding their own business. Two 'private security' shaven-headed thugs used by Iarnroid Eireann got into the carriage and started harrassing the couple, trying to goad them into a response.
Myself and my wife intervened and said that we were disgusted at the treatment of this couple. The two security men tried unsuccessfully to silence us, saying that it was none of our business. We persisted in telling the security men that we would report them if they continued to harrass the couple. The security men then got off at the next stop. It was a bizarre incident but the OP's comments brought it back to mind.
From memory, you have to choose 'payment type' at that stage - cash or credit card.
Is it really fair to beat up on Irish Rail because you couldn't work the ticket machine?
Oops, that's me snookered.... shaven-headed thugs ....
shaven-headed thugs
Oops, that's me snookered.
Who's Joe?Talk to Joe...
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