LHELP! LOST TRAIN TICKETS ON TRAIN?

Question

Im at southampton now and return from plymouth to south hampton! but i have realised I have lost my ticket on the train!! what do i do?

Answer 1

There is probably not much you can do.

In general, tickets are bearer instruments - anyone who has it can use it.  You have to treat them like cash.

Talk to the ticket agent at Plymouth (maybe someone turned the ticket over to the Conductor of the train)  but I have a feeling that the best you can do is buy a new ticket.

Good luck.

Answer 2

1st, contact the railway, either at the ticket office or by phone.  notify them that you lost your tickets.

2nd, tickets are exactly like cash, they have monetary value.  if they are lost, then you (generally) out of pocket.

most generally, you have to pay again, to get another ticket so that you can ride the train.

HOWEVER, that being said, some carriers may have different procedures.  but these vary, so you really need to contact the carrier itself to find out.

if there are any other procedures, it might be a "replacement" ticket.  most likely case would be for carriers that require reservations, where your space is already booked, and it is just a matter of "replacing" the ticket, without changing the reservation.

i am sure that any "unreserved" ticket, such as commuter rail tickets, short-haul amtrak tickets, etc, or any other ticket that was issued for open travel dates, montly passes and x-ride punch tickets, etc, are NOT replaceable, you just have to buy it all over again.

++ as far as the other tickets++

if they are open tickets, ie unreserved, or no name, or cash fare, or multiride, etc - these are probably refundable to whoever the bearer is, so if you or someone else finds them later, they probably can be refunded.

a discounted ticket may be endorsed "non-refundable", in which case it is, of course, non-refundable.  but it might be useable for another date,etc, either by you if you find it, or by someone else if they find it.

generally, RESERVED tickets may have a bit more protection, as your name is probably on it, and any proper refunding would involve looking at id of the presenter.  your carrier can also block a reserved ticket from being refunded ONCE YOU NOTIFY THE CARRIER, ie they can put the ticket number on a "hot list" of lost and stolen tickets, in order to try to confiscate the ticket later when someone other than you presents it for usage or for refund.

see, this is why procedures vary, so you at minimum must contact the carrier at least, then they can advise you further from that point.