Good evening, after having filed a stat dec last week regarding an incident that happened 3 years ago, I received a notice of new hearing yesterday. I am trying to get in touch with Southern Railway to try and see if they would maybe agree to an alternative arrangement out of court. Unfortunately I can't seem to find any contact details for them on the letter, nor on their website. Would anyone who faced a similar matter have a contact phone number or email for me to reach out to them?

It should be noted that Transport for London (TfL) have their own separate Byelaws. (Available here) RAILWAY BYELAWS - Travel and Fares Summary Made under Section 46 of the Railways Act and authorised by the Secretary of State for Transport for regulating the use and working of, and travel on or by means of, railway assets, the maintenance of order on railway assets and the conduct of all persons while on railway assets (the “Byelaws”). ## BYELAWS 17 - 22 ARE ALL TRAVEL/TICKET/FARE RELATED BYELAWS. BYELAWS 17 AND 18 BEING THE MOST RELEVANT## Travel and fares 17. Compulsory ticket areas 18. Ticketless travel in non-compulsory ticket areas 19. Classes of accommodation, reserved seats and sleeping berths 20. Altering tickets and use of altered tickets 21. Unauthorised buying or selling of tickets 22. Fares offences committed on behalf of another person 17. Compulsory Ticket Areas (1) No person shall enter a compulsory ticket area on the railway unless he has with him a valid ticket. (2) A person shall hand over his ticket for inspection and verification of validity when asked to do so by an authorised person. 18. Ticketless travel in non-compulsory ticket areas (1) In any area not designated as a compulsory ticket area, no person shall enter any train for the purpose of travelling on the railway unless he has with him a valid ticket entitling him to travel. (2) A person shall hand over his ticket for inspection and verification of validity when asked to do so by an authorised person. ##Byelaws 17(3) and 18(3) provide the only legally acceptable defences to anyone accused of breaching Byelaw 17(1), 17(2), 18(1) and 18(2)## 17(3), 18(3). No person shall be in breach of Byelaw 17(1), 17(2), 18(1) or 18(2) if: (i) there were no facilities in working order for the issue or validation of any ticket at the time when, and the station where, he began his journey; or (ii) there was a notice at the station where he began his journey permitting journeys to be started without a valid ticket; or (iii) an authorised person gave him permission to travel without a valid ticket. ## NO OTHER DEFENCES ARE ACCEPTABLE - INTENTION IS IRRELEVANT## ## MAXIMUM PENALTY £1000 ON CONVICTION AT A MAGISTRATES' COURT ## To view the Byelaws in full click here, (PDF) (A printed copy can also be obtained by contacting any of these Train Operating Companies)