Jason Stephen Milgate was issued with a $550 fine for travelling on a train without a ticket.

But it's highly unlikely he will pay the penalty. After all, he hasn't bothered paying the last couple of hundred.

Milgate has been slapped with 228 fines by police and rail transport officers in the past decade, but has failed to pay a single one, racking up a staggering $52,150 debt to the government.

While the majority of offences involve travelling without a ticket, Milgate has also been caught smoking on trains, using foul language, being in restricted areas without authorisation and interfering with RailCorp property.

The 44-year-old hails from Narrabri in the North West Slopes of NSW, where the bulk of the crimes occurred, however it is understood he frequently visits the Illawarra as he has several convictions from Wollongong courts on his criminal lengthy record.