The defendant was charged with unlawfully travelling on a railway without paying the fare and with intent to avoid payment. He said that having left the train, he was no longer travelling.
Held: A man who has been physically conveyed on a railway does not cease to travel on that railway merely by alighting on the platform.
Judges:
Parker L
Citations:
[1964] 1 WLR 119
Statutes:
Regulation of Railways Act 1889 3, Transport Act 1962
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Transport, Crime
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.515110