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( u( u5 F S' q( |* \% o7 H; ~$ OBERLIN (Reuters) - The new head of Berlin's local rail system admits he used to be a fare-dodger but stopped riding local trains and buses without a ticket more than seven years ago. * Q4 H- X' r ~% h3 ^& P! v ( V2 U: D: O( y4 w' i* G' STobias Heinemann, 36, who in May became the youngest managing director of Berlin's light rail system, said in an interview with Bild newspaper published on Monday he had been a "Schwarzfahrer" (fare dodger) years ago. - e) S4 A, G& |+ ~# w6 ~8 E 7 `0 b3 M0 e( a. IThe head of a metro system with 1.4 million passengers per day said, however, he had always paid for his ticket since joining the company seven years ago.6 q1 O/ }& b% L! N- m, y0 r
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Berlin, like most German cities, uses an honour-based system where undercover controllers only occasionally check whether passengers have valid tickets. Berlin estimates it lost a record five million euros (3.4 million pounds) last year to fare dodgers.
