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We’ve all seen them do it – pushing through the barriers and not tapping out at stations.

But now the real cost of fare dodging has been revealed after one train company revealed how much cash they’ve lost due to people failing to buy tickets.

According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by passenger watchdog group SWR Watch, South Western Railway – which operates services inLondon, Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire – said it lost an estimated £45.5 million in annual revenue as a result of passengers not buying tickets.

The FOI also showed that SWR spent more than £370,000 reimbursing passengers for hotels and taxis d

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