Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 21:59:06 on Fri, 3
Aug 2007, Arthur Figgis remarked:
They are converting the Amsterdam public transport to some sort of
Oyster-like system quite soon now. So less moaning about the problems
of finding a ticket machine there that'll take credit cards, but
it's one more bit of dedicated plastic to carry everywhere

Though presumably that is the card that will - in theory - one day -
work on almost all public transport in the Netherlands (not sure about
NS)?

It sounds like a sensible ambition. I'm assuming phase-1 will work
between Schiphol and Centraal, but I will need to check this out next
time I'm there.

I think the first stage was trials on the Rotterdam - Hook of Holland
rail line. As with Betuwe Route, HSL Zuid, the new high speed trains,
they seem to be having delays and technical problems which Britain would
be proud of. :-)

OV Chipkaart (sp?) will replace those famous Dutch bits of paper which
I've completely forgotten the name of. Umm...

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK