On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:03:41 +0100, "tim......"
wrote:
no Oyster requires you to own a one time purchase card which has
limited
supply outlets

Now issued at ticket machines and newsagents, no?

German transit systems let you buy a paper ticket for immediate
travel, from
thirs party agents

Not in Hamburg.

Are you sure

Yes.

Long time since I was there but I'm sure that they had strip cards

No, they do not and never did. Some German cities do though.

Neil

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