Train turnstyles.

[elib257]

Hi all. This is a bit of a cheeky question I think and probably immoral if not illegal, but bugger it I have no money!

I regularly buy open returns on the train, which cost about an extra £7. Last time I went I got the open return as usual but nobody stamped the returning ticket on the train. That part of the ticket is valid for a month, and I'll be going back and coming home again within that time I should imagine. Anyway, basically I want to know if putting the ticket through a turnstyle to get into the actual train station will have affected the ticket at all? Some sort of electronic mark or something?

I apologise if I sound really thick but have looked on google and yahoo but so far to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

 

[SweetErika]

It might have affected the ticket, but I doubt it. I think those are usually just readers. If it reads the date as valid, the turnstyle opens. If the ticket's too old, it doesn't.

At any rate, would it hurt to try? You can always go early and buy a ticket if it doesn't open, right?

 

[MR.GGG]

If

the land of "never you mind" is MOST parts of the world the downside to using an expired ticket is you're liable to become today's FUEL.

 

[Weird Harold]

Hi all. This is a bit of a cheeky question I think and probably immoral if not illegal, but bugger it I have no money!

I regularly buy open returns on the train, which cost about an extra £7. Last time I went I got the open return as usual but nobody stamped the returning ticket on the train. That part of the ticket is valid for a month, and I'll be going back and coming home again within that time I should imagine. Anyway, basically I want to know if putting the ticket through a turnstyle to get into the actual train station will have affected the ticket at all? Some sort of electronic mark or something?

I apologise if I sound really thick but have looked on google and yahoo but so far to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

If your train passes are like the local RTC bus systempasses, any machine that stamps information on the magnetic strip will also print a time/location stamp on the ticket as well.

The catch there is that unless it's been "validated" -- has a validation/use time stamped on it and encoded in the magnetic strip -- it shouldn't open the turnstiles until it has been validated.

 

[elib257]

Thanks all.

It's not really a case of being validated. You seem to just use them as you need to and as far as I know they're just readers like Erika said. I was just checking to see if anybody knew for sure.

And you're right Erika, it's not a problem just to try. But the embarrassment would be awful. To be fair I think I'll probably just buy the normal open return like I usually do. It's a nice thought to save that money though.

 

[wehstar]

Hi all. This is a bit of a cheeky question I think and probably immoral if not illegal, but bugger it I have no money!

There's a strong chance that it's more illegal than immoral, depending upon your reasons for having no money. I know that's not what you asked, but that's what I find a more interesting debate, lol

 

[In Anticipation]

Hi all. This is a bit of a cheeky question I think and probably immoral if not illegal, but bugger it I have no money!

I regularly buy open returns on the train, which cost about an extra £7. Last time I went I got the open return as usual but nobody stamped the returning ticket on the train. That part of the ticket is valid for a month, and I'll be going back and coming home again within that time I should imagine. Anyway, basically I want to know if putting the ticket through a turnstyle to get into the actual train station will have affected the ticket at all? Some sort of electronic mark or something?

I apologise if I sound really thick but have looked on google and yahoo but so far to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

Where I am there is never anyone to check tickets on getting out of the station (no barriers either, although sometimes big metal detector things to check for knives). However, to get on the train you have to put your ticket in a magnetic reader to open the gate thingy, I'm pretty certain that will record that fact on the magnetic stripe. You could always get a big magnet and wipe it clean, alternatively there is usually a staffed gate for big luggage and wheeled users, so just go through there and wave your ticket. I had a ticket not work on the tube the other day and I did just that.