According to the trade unions the public transport in several cities lacks enough staff to guarantee enough checks are being carried out on Austrian railway ÖBB S-Bahn trains. A trade union spokesperson said that if ‘you don't do proper controls 2 to 3 weeks as is now the case then you are finding up to 30 per cent of the people are travelling without a ticket’.
English: http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2013-01-08 ...
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