London underground
Sep 5th 2003, 3:13 am
#46
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Re: London underground
"Bill Bolton" <billbolton@*remove*computer.org> wrote in message
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> Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do they still check and withdraw tickets at the
> > exit on the London underground and in UK rail stations ? This is
> > something to me looked peculiar of the UK.
> It fairly widespread, across the world, in my experience.
> Cheers,
Indeed. They do the same in Washington DC, for example.
However on the Tyne and Wear metro, they have barriers, but they don't check
your tickets!
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> Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do they still check and withdraw tickets at the
> > exit on the London underground and in UK rail stations ? This is
> > something to me looked peculiar of the UK.
> It fairly widespread, across the world, in my experience.
> Cheers,
Indeed. They do the same in Washington DC, for example.
However on the Tyne and Wear metro, they have barriers, but they don't check
your tickets!
Sep 7th 2003, 10:34 am
#47
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Re: London underground
"Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> writes:
> > - in how many places you buy a ticket or token which is withdrawn
> > by a machine at the entrance (in Santiago del Chile that's the
> > way, with a magnetic strip ticket ... some special multi-use tickets
> > are given back to you ... does Moscow still use plastic tokens ?)
>
> In Singapore you can buy a smart ticket with a fixed amount of
> credit that you insert in the turnstile, when its all gone the
> turnstile keeps the ticket
I think that is not true anymore. They now use contactless smartcards
that you just tap on the sensor (typically while it's still in your
wallet). Obviously it can't be retained at the turnstiles.
You have to take your "empty" ticket to a ticket machine to get your
S$1 deposit back.
Gunnar
> > - in how many places you buy a ticket or token which is withdrawn
> > by a machine at the entrance (in Santiago del Chile that's the
> > way, with a magnetic strip ticket ... some special multi-use tickets
> > are given back to you ... does Moscow still use plastic tokens ?)
>
> In Singapore you can buy a smart ticket with a fixed amount of
> credit that you insert in the turnstile, when its all gone the
> turnstile keeps the ticket
I think that is not true anymore. They now use contactless smartcards
that you just tap on the sensor (typically while it's still in your
wallet). Obviously it can't be retained at the turnstiles.
You have to take your "empty" ticket to a ticket machine to get your
S$1 deposit back.
Gunnar
