Bemused commuter slapped with 15 train tickets after taking bike on train
The man, who usually gets a digital day return, had to buy the physical version because of his cycle.
He watched amazed as a machine spat out four split-fare singles, eight bike vouchers, two seat reservations and a collection receipt.
And his tickets, which cost £43.60 through Trainline, were not checked once on the Bristol to Exeter return.
He posted a picture of the stack online, captioned: 'What a perfectly streamlined system.
'Turns out if you bring a bike then you travel like it's 1985.'
The man, who did not want to be named, added: 'I found it ridiculous but not surprising.
'This is quintessential British Rail network inefficiency.
'We are miles behind the rest of Europe and even Australia with this sort of thing.'
Others replied with snaps of their own ticket collections.
Some called for more contactless systems across the UK.
Great Western Railway said booking tickets through third parties automatically generated separate tickets and reservations for each part of a journey.
A spokesman said: 'Each one serves an important purpose in ensuring a customer has a valid ticket for each part of the trip.
'Purchasing tickets directly through our channels, or on our app, would result in fewer individual documents.'
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