During the previous week, many people were slapped with fines for attempting to cheat the system on the railway.

All of the defendants were brought before Swindon Magistrates Court to face a charge of travelling on the railway without paying a fare under section 5(3)(a) of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889.

People were summoned from all over the country after being caught in Wiltshire.

Stations across the UK warn passengers about the consequences of not paying the correct train fare and travelling without a ticket.

Below are some of the defendants who were brought the court for failing to pay a railway ticket.

Note: All of the cases were proved in absence.

A teenager was slapped with a fine after he was caught travelling on the railway without paying his rail fare

Ethan Green, 18 of Shelly Green, Worthing was caught at Swindon station on April 30 after he didn’t pay a fare worth £102.50.

The defendant was given a fine of £440 and was ordered to pay costs of £180.

He was also ordered to pay a £44 victim surcharge and £102.50 in compensation to GWR.

Izuchkwu Ijeze of Stirling Road, Bournemouth was fined after he failed to pay a train worth £154.85.

The defendant was caught at Westbury station on April 8.

He was subsequently fined £440 and was ordered to pay costs of £180 and a victim surcharge of £34.

Ijeze was also told to pay GWR £154.85 in compensation for the lost revenue.

A defendant’s refusal to pay a train fare proved to be a costly one after he was caught using the railway without paying.

Joseph Cotgrave of Guildford Road, Southport was caught at Bradford-upon-Avon station on May 18 after he failed to pay a train fare worth £5.30.

When he was fined at Swindon Magistrates Court, the bench ordered him to pay £440, 83 times worth the original fare.

He was also told to pay court costs of £180 and a victim surcharge of £44.

GWR will also receive £5.30 in compensation for the lost revenue.

Hasebb Rahman of St Thomas, Bristol was hit with a fine after he was caught at Chippenham Railway Station on May 7.

The defendant should have paid a train fare worth £156.55 but failed to do so.

Consequently, the defendant given a fine of £440 and was told to pay costs of £180 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Rahman was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £44 and £156.55 in compensation to Great Western Railway.

Lauren Saunders of Burtons Place, Cwmbran was penalised after she decided not to pay a train fare.

The defendant was caught at Westbury station on March 23, after she failed to pay a railway ticket worth £32.20.

She was fined £440 by Magistrates and told to pay costs of £180.

The bench told Saunders to pay compensation of £32.20 as well as a victim surcharge of £44.

Zuber Omar Haji Mahmoud of Connaught Road was fined after he decided to not pay for a railway ticket.

Mahmoud was caught at Swindon station on May 5, after failing to pay a train fare of £112.80.

The defendant was given a fine of £440 and ordered to pay costs of £180.

He was also to pay Great Western Railway compensation of £112.80 as well as a victim surcharge of £44.

Train passengers from Swindon have also been fined hundreds of pounds after being caught travelling without valid tickets around the country.

This proved to be a costly mistake for the defendants, who have now been required to pay much more than just the price of a ticket.

Junior Mitchell, of Brunel Crescent, tried to avoid paying £61.60 at London Paddington on April 27.

The 20-year-old received a £220 fine and must pay £61 in compensation plus £180 in court costs as well as £34 to fund victim services - £495 altogether.

Vanessa Dourado, of Newport Street, entered a train at London Paddington on May 9 without having a valid ticket.

The 27-year-old received a £220 fine and ordered to pay £31.60 in compensation, £150 in court costs, and £34 to fund victim services - £435.60 altogether.

Akinola Solanke-Caulker travelled from London Paddington on April 5 without having paid the £151.20 fare.

The 32-year-old must pay £151 in compensation along with a 3220 fine, £180 in court costs, and £34 to fund victim services - £585 altogether.

The cases were heard in Central London Magistrates’ Court earlier this month, and the charges were proven in the passengers’ absence.