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tim... · August 7th 16, 12:12 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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There is always going to have to be a system of purchasing tickets by
walk ups - even if the actual "ticket" is dispensed on a one time use
smart card..

A registered-card only system is going to disenfranchise too large a
set of people (even if they do try to do this on London buses)

Contactless largely undid that.

Not for under 18s and foreigners, it didn't. Especially in groups
when only one between four has a card (which can only be used for one)

And they are the set most likely to be disenfranchised by a
registration system

That was why I said "largely" of course. Registration is not necessary to
use contactless which is why it is available to many if not most
foreigners.

Many foreign countries don't have a credit card culture, at least not on a
one per family member basis

not all foreign banks offer contactless

Many under-18s go free of course.

We are talking about expansion to the national rail network, not London
buses

tim