On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:22 +0000, "
wrote:

I wonder if they have ever considered zoning the country, similar to
what is done for transport in the Netherlands, so that one card or set
of cards is good for rail and bus transport throughout.

The Netherlands has done away with zones - the OV-Chipkaart is based
on a "starting fare" (EUR 0.70 at present) plus a kilometric value
that differs between regions (though not, seemingly, between operators
within those regions).

Indeed, if you went for a very simple implementation, an electronic
purse smart card would be easy to do, particularly for buses. It's
things like capping and standardised fares that make it difficult.

Neil

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