% C: O# Y$ `- X. }; i' S' qMetro boss admits he used to be fare dodger 2 [ A1 p% T; U5 w9 K - C+ y" S5 x. q- b$ R# X. TBERLIN (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.% G4 C7 L* b/ @
( S- z/ p# b( ~. PTobias 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. " }5 _9 _7 v5 V" }7 W3 B7 ~) E' i7 ^% s2 h) F' t" t
The 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.1 X9 ~3 p+ N5 X$ k/ h; A& z
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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.
