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Matthew Dickinson wrote:

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The Solent council's report on smartcard opportunities is at

Solent council???????
http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/media/S...ortunities.pdf

Pompey getting uppity again? Just 'cos they've got a premiership team
they think they own the Solent :-)

The main points a

lack of incentive for bus operators to invest

possibiliy of validity on ferries

That could be handy.

Noticed today the reader/validators are fitted all the way down the Netley
line.

That's recent, they weren't there in September.

As none of the stations have ticket barriers, and by my logic stand alone
'readers' are not needed for season tickets, they must have some sort of
local scheme designed, otherwise why bother with all the hardware?

Some of the stations have only just got conventional ticket machines (which
weren't working when I tried to use them).


There are also foundations and conduit in at Southampton Central for stand
alone readers on the 'paid side' of the barriers. That points to use by pax
who've arrived at the station from elsewhere on normal tickets, by
comparison with say Wimbledon.

There appears to be some major refurbishment work going on on the upside of
Southampton Central.


[Presume Solent council should have been 'Solent Transport'. No, I hadn't
heard of it either...]


Hope its nothing to do with Solent 'University' (sic)

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