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Took a relative to the LT museum in covent garden on the w/e. They looked
a bit bemused when I asked why couldn't I pay using my Oyster card. Given
TfL seem to want to promote Oyster as electronic cash wouldn't this be
a logical place to start? They could even have proper station gates at the
entrance to let oyster holders through so they don't have to queue and
make
the gates part of the exhibits at the same time. An opportunity missed I
think.

B2003


There might be the "small" matter of the cost of the gates. Doubtless
someone more informed can put an actual price on this, but my recollection
is that each Oyster gate costs several tens of thousands of pounds, which
might not be the best investment, particularly at the moment. Having said
that, I seem to recall that when the Victoria line was opened in 1969 some
form of the "new" gates were used at the Clapham transport museum to gain
entrance. However I am not sure that these were the full monty - possibly a
simplified mock up.