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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tristan Kirk

Train company bringing evidence-free prosecutions against alleged fare dodgers in fast-track courts

A government-owned train company says it is looking at overhauling its prosecution policy after The Standard discovered it has been taking alleged fare dodgers to court without offering any evidence.

London North Eastern Rail (LNER) is one of the train firms embroiled in a string of recent scandals around the way criminal cases are pursued against passengers accused of not having the right ticket.

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