DISPENSING WITH BARRIER CHECKS

Tyne and Wear Metro has changed its approach to curbing fraudulent travel and reducing vandalism: ticket checking at barriers has been abandoned in favour of checks by roving inspectors, and the removal of the barriers themselves is being tested. Results so far are promising.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 8
  Falmouth, Cornwall,   England 
• Authors:
  • NEAL, P
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 73-76
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fraud; Inspectors; Rate, fare and toll collection; Vandalism
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barrier-free fare collection
• Old TRIS Terms: Ticket checking
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491376
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UITP Biblio-Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM