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Old September 22nd 14, 04:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:11:42 AM UTC-4, wrote:

All their competitors would already have their own systems up and running
else they wouldn't still be in business.


Well here in Noo Yawk we're still on dumb paper tickets for commuter rail and magstripe tickets for buses and subway. The MTA have made noises about moving straight to CPC acceptance and not going for an Oyster-a-like so they might well be in the market to buy TfL's solution.

Although given American bureaucracy's "not-invented-here" syndrome I shouldn't be at all surprised if they insist on inventing a wheel all of their own.