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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Managers are paid nothing to undertake the ticket checks. Managers up to CEO level have chased fare evaders down platforms in recent months.
It is not uncommon elsewhere to deploy management to beef up numbers on a short term basis to minimise costs.
I suggest you try Germany when an entire squad of checkers will appear out of nowhere, blocking all exits to check tickets. Most likely have armed police in tow as well.
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And I would suggest that the travelling (fare paying) public are treated with some some sort of dignity rather than be herded into a corral to have a 'Gestapo like' ticket checks. For that matter, most police forces throughout Europe ARE armed, this is the norm. However these 'Brinks' in paramilitary uniform are used by Irish Rail in an offensive manner rather than to protect RPU staff as they (IR) claim.