Fare dodger attacks

Conductor is afraid: “Already attacked three times”

Charges against a young woman at the Klagenfurt regional court(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Kerstin Wassermann)

Who would have thought that being a ticket inspector for the Austrian Federal Railways would be such a dangerous job? At a trial in Carinthia, a 63-year-old reveals what everyday life on the train is like - and why he wishes he had more support from his employer after being attacked by an unruly fare dodger.

Sometimes, behind seemingly inconspicuous processes lies a story that is really worth telling.