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wrote: In message , at 12:56:12 on Tue, 14 Oct 2014, remarked: There was speculation that Oyster on National Rail launched on the 16th might have co-incided with the new TSGN franchise starting on the 14th. Well I can see why there might have been a desire to "celebrate" something positive at the same time even though it is really a Southern Railway launch and they're not within TSGN just yet. Clearly, though, the work SR have done will be a help to the wider TSGN aspirations to extend ITSO and Oyster. I'm assuming the wider Govia ownership of the companies will ensure the knowledge is shared. I just wish that Govia would aspire to more useful ticketing like m-tickets (that FCC had) and print at home which Cross Country offer. Will the ITSO card offer more than seasons and Oyster functionality within London? The opposite; when people have introduced ITSO they first offer just point-to-point walk-up fares, and seasons later, Travelcard much later. Only walk-up fares that have to be picked up at a station ticket window or machine. No use for shifting queues at Cambridge I wouldn't expect it to be long before a GN ITSO card supported seasons and Travelcards, given that they've been piloted elsewhere. And if you order an individual ticket online it will be able to be picked up on the barriers. Not, especially on the latter point I specifically asked about, according to this here email I'm pondering my reply to. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote: In message , at 16:17:37 on Tue, 14 Oct 2014, remarked: I wouldn't expect it to be long before a GN ITSO card supported seasons and Travelcards, given that they've been piloted elsewhere. And if you order an individual ticket online it will be able to be picked up on the barriers. Not, especially on the latter point I specifically asked about, according to this here email I'm pondering my reply to. From the Southern FAQ: "Tickets booked online can be loaded onto the card by touching against the smartcard readers located on the ticket gates or validators at the nominated station. Simply hold the key onto the yellow hand on the smartcard reader for a few seconds. The message on the validator will read 'journey started'. Please Note: If touching against the smartcard reader on the ticket gates or validators, this will also start your journey i.e. the ticket gates will open to allow you through East Midlands Trains have many ungated stations, and use validators for touching in and out (a bit like the DLR): "How do I load my ticket on my smartcard? You need to place your card on one of the validation devices at your nominated collection station this will load your ticket. From the SWT FAQ: "If you purchased your ticket online or by phone, your ticket is loaded to the Smartcard when you 'touch in' via a station validator or at the automatic ticket gate. If you are collecting your ticket via a validator or a ticket gate it is important that you allow time for your ticket to load onto the Smartcard. Just hold your Smartcard on the reader for a few seconds and remove once the 'Product Loaded' message is displayed and the green light shows. From C2C: "All you need to do is register your c2c Smartcard and buy your ticket at c2c-online.co.uk or from a ticket machine of your choice. Then simply touch in and out with your c2c Smartcard at a c2c ticket barrier, and just like magic your tickets are loaded and off you go! It's as easy as that! Scotrail: "You can purchase your smart season ticket online and add this to your card at gates or platform validators." None of this is a surprise, as it's a fundamental concept for the ITSO system. Whoever told you that GN wouldn't be using the same scheme must be misinformed. It's the script their customer service agents in Plymouth have been given: "Our smartcard the key, which has been a great success in our Southern franchise, makes buying tickets over the internet easier and more flexible. We will introduce it to Thameslink and Great Northern in 2015, allowing customers to buy season tickets online and add them to their card by touching on a reader at the station." -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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