Schwarzfahren in England - Germany

What do you say in England for 'schwarzfahren'?

Jerking the Tube? (I just wanted to coin that phrase)

just curious, i don't think I saw reference to it in the myriad of pages on the subject in Germany, or in that Morning Glory Charring Cross game...which still baffles me!

In America, I think we just say riding illegally, don't we?

I have never lived anywhere with a subway or an EL, unless the Monorail counts.

Also, I can't remember...how does it work in, like, NY? Do you get a ticket? or do you just put your money in the turnstile and pass through?
Are there ticket controllers?

Fare evading?

fare dodging

I believe "fare-dodging" is the usual term.

'Fare dodging' and the person would be a 'fare dodger'. A more formal term I don't know.

In London there are electronic barriers on the Underground and train stations and so fare dodging not so much of an issue. On the buses you have to show your travel card to the driver as soon as you board, or pay upfront - so also not much of an issue unless you sneak in the 'exit' doors.

thanks, that makes sense.

We used to call it "Style-hopping", but I don't know if that is/was a common term. That was in Chicago. You had to go through a turn-style and the "bad kids" (of whom I was not one) would just jump over them.

Fare dodging but as mentioned it isn't too easy anymore, unlike soap dodging

Turnstile hopping, at least that's what we call in New York.

Fare evasion is term in Aus.

BonnBonn and ahem, does the turnstyle spit out a ticket or a receipt? If so, are there ticket checkers on the EL and A-train?

Thief is the better term.

Not necessarily. One would be classified as a fare dodger even if the ticket had been bought and then lost. No revenue loss for the transport agency thus, no theft, but still a bottom line 'fare dodger'.

In the UK Fare evasion on the underground is really difficult. I've seen it done by going very close to somebody in front of you and pushing through the barrier at the same time as them so you both get through - very bloody cheeky. I do know some people who do it on the long distance trains. We used to call it 'jumping' the train.

Also, it's become a lot more common on the buses since they introduced the long bendy buses and you don't have to show your ticket to the bus driver on these ones. In some circles, this bus is known as the 'free' bus. My mate said that one day inspectors turned up on the bus and over half the people on the bus didn't have tickets! That did not surprise me in London.

That was a long time ago. To the best of my knowledge, back then you just put your money in and walked through. I think you only got a paper bit if you payed for a transfer, which would then get you on any bus for an extra ten cents. Once you were in you were in, no-one checked.

As to how it is now, no idea.