Train barriers given major security upgrade as Labour bids to end scourge of rail fare dodgers

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A major security upgrade is now being rolled out as Labour attempts to bring an end to the scourge of rail fare dodgers.Taxpayer-funded train barriers were installed at Buckinghamshire's busiest railway station, High Wycombe, this week.Footage from a traveller reveals that, instead of the shorter barriers, new, taller barriers have been put in place to make it harder for criminals to push through the gates."An excellent idea, and about time too," ex-Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley told GB News.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say But, warning that the move might not be enough to put a stop to the fare-dodging, he added: "Unscrupulous criminals will find a way to defeat them, but something is better than nothing."Last year, approximately 400,000 commuters on a standard weekday evaded fares across Transport for London, at the unsightly cost of £200million to the British taxpayer.The Government confirmed that more ticket barriers like the ones managed by Chiltern Railways will be...

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