On Mon, 12 May 2008 15:02:10 -0700 (PDT), Mr Thant
wrote:

(Heathrow Connect is sort of an FGW service)

....which will presumably only accept PAYG as far as H&H.

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On 12 May, 22:16, Paul Corfield wrote:
I'd really like to know just who is and who is not signed up to accept
Oyster. Anyone know the state of play?

They all promised a "positive response" to the Mayor's offer of free
equipment installation a year or two ago, with details to be worked
out later in time for a January 2009 rollout. This hasn't happened, as
far as I know.

I've always wondered if the real stumbling block is how the 'back office'
fare allocation will work. For the 'south of the river' franchises, there
must be a huge number of journeys within the zonal areas which can easily
include two or three TOCs as well as LO, LU, Tramlink, DLR.

Presumably there is a revenue sharing mechanism in place already for
travelcards and travelcard seasons, all they have to do is produce one for
PAYG. Easy peasy - or pretty complex?

Going back to TfL's contribution - is it not just validators? Can't see them
paying for things like the Waterloo gating scheme, that must be down to SWT
& NR surely?

Paul S

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:32:33AM +0100, Paul Scott wrote:

Going back to TfL's contribution - is it not just validators?

If the system is going to work, then they also need to be able to sell
tickets and all the baggage that comes along with that - that is, issue
new cards, load Travelcards onto 'em, load cash onto 'em, tell people
their current pre-pay balance, answer all the questions that people will
ask, and deal with refunds.

To do all that needs a fair bit of booking office upgrades and staff
training.

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