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Add me back on LinkedIn Jimmy :( by @choochootickets

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Answered the most asked question, how my company actually makes its money!! by @choochootickets

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All aboard ladies and gentlemen! Going to start documenting my startup journey so here is the first of many episodes. 📽️

So please follow along, share with frequent train users and send in any questions on the business or the industry! 🚝🚂🛤️

And hopefully together we can save people money on train travel and take Choo Choo to the moon! 🚀🌙

#startup #founder #trains by @choochootickets

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It’s no wonder I’ve got a cold! 🌧️🥶🤧 taken in Machester Airport by @choochootickets

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It’s worth a look? Surely it’s worth a look! 💚 by @choochootickets

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That’s one way to avoid a fine… by @choochootickets

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Quick message 💚

Love you all 🚂🚂 by @choochootickets

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Choo Choo is one year old! 🎉🎂🎈

One year of splitting fares removing booking fees and helping you get your money back. Thank you for booking with us and telling your mates about the savings.

Here’s to the next year of trying to making your train travel cheaper!

🚂🚂 by @choochootickets

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Seen at Clapham Junction this morning! 🚂🚂 taken in Clapham Junction railway station by @choochootickets

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🎉 50,000 downloads! 🎉

What an incredible milestone to reach. Thank you so much to everyone who has downloaded, used, and supported the app. It genuinely means the world.

Even more amazing, around 70% of our downloads come from people sharing the app with friends and family. Seeing so many of you recommend it to others is the biggest compliment we could ask for, so thank you.

If you’ve been enjoying the app, we’d really appreciate it if you could leave us a rating or review on the App Store/Play Store. It makes a huge difference to our visibility and helps even more people discover the app.

Here’s to the next 50,000! 🚆❤️ by @choochootickets

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ScotRail’s new £10 minimum fare came into force on 1 July, and it’s tied to a wider crackdown across the whole UK rail network. Here’s the full picture.

The £10 minimum fare:
If you board a ScotRail train without a ticket, and there was a way to buy one beforehand (ticket office, machine, or app), you’re now charged £10 minimum, regardless of how much your actual journey costs. ScotRail says fare evasion costs Scotland’s Railway over £11 million a year.

Their own analysis found the ticket office was open in 74% of ticketless journeys, and a working machine was available in 90% of cases. So this isn’t really targeting people who had no way to pay, it’s aimed at people who could have bought a ticket and didn’t.

Since the education campaign started in 2022, ticketless travel on ScotRail has dropped from 8.8% to 2.63%.

There are exemptions: Kids for a Quid, certain concession tickets, stations without retail facilities, and passengers whose disability prevents them using a machine or ticket office.

The refund change:
Since 1 April 2026, National Rail changed the refund rules for Anytime, Off-Peak, Day Travelcard, Rover and Ranger tickets. You now have to request a refund by 23:59 the day before the ticket becomes valid. The old rule, letting people claim refunds up to 28 days after their travel date, has been scrapped.

Why? Some people were travelling on a ticket, avoiding having it scanned, then later claiming a refund by falsely saying they never used it. The industry estimates this cost around £40 million a year. Advance tickets, Season tickets, and Delay Repay claims aren’t affected, and refunds for genuine disruption or exceptional circumstances (like a medical emergency) still stand.

The bigger number:
This all sits inside a broader push. A 2025 Office of Rail and Road review found fare evasion costs the UK railway up to £400 million a year, and these changes are part of the industry’s response.

Not stating an opinion on this one. Genuinely curious what you all think, fair crackdown on people gaming the system, or too blunt an instrument that catches out honest mistakes too?

Sources: ScotRail / STV News, Rail Delivery Group, by @choochootickets

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