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It is a double-edged sword. It is not always about putting up the fine; it is making sure that you can do it. I have been travelling on the Tube, which is slightly different, for 11 years and only once have I seen the crew that get on to get fare dodging on the Tube. About six get on at either entrance to a carriage and go right across, so between Tube stations they see everybody. Passengers cannot escape because they come at them from both sides. I have only ever seen that once in all the time I have travelled on the Tube. Catching them on the train rather than trying to stop them bursting through a barrier may be another option that Transport for London might want to consider.