On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:12:09 GMT, wrote:


"Richard J." wrote in message
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alexterrell wrote:
On 1 Feb, 09:27, Colum Mylod wrote:
[...]

If you mean the Métro in Paris, they don't have ticket gates on the exits,
so there is no need to have a human presence to ensure that people can get
out of a station. But you may well be right about health & safety rules
being less stringent in France.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)


Does the Paris Metro or transport in the metropolitan area have any
Oyster-type system or are they still operating on those tiny strips with the
magnetic strip?

I visited Paris in 2000 and it appeared then that they were in the process
of, or preparing to, set up such a system.

RATP have been experimenting with Smartcards for almost as long as LT.
They do now have Smartcards working and installed following an initial
bus and Metro trial. IIRC they were converting people who held annual
tickets to the new format and then working their way on to other season
ticket (Carte Orange) holders. From a quick glance it would seem they
have the system installed in zones 1 and 2 (basically the Metro and core
bus network) and are working out from there.

They call it "Le Passe Navigo" - see www.ratp.fr and then click on "le
passe navigo" under the Le Club RATP listing.

Magnetic tickets remain in use for Metro and RER / SNCF (Transilien)
services.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!