SWT free magazine in its swansong Jan/Feb issue notes a pilot in
progress
from last November for season ticket holders Windsor-Staines.

"The smartcard stores products (tickets) not monetary value".

"Equipment being installed at all our stations"

"When the DfT and TfL have completed work on integrating the ITSO and
Oyster card systems we look forward to rolling out the benefits of
smartcards across the SWT network"



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Mike D

On 20 Jan 2009 17:44:26 GMT, "Michael R N Dolbear"
wrote:

SWT free magazine in its swansong Jan/Feb issue notes a pilot in
progress
from last November for season ticket holders Windsor-Staines.

"The smartcard stores products (tickets) not monetary value".

"Equipment being installed at all our stations"

"When the DfT and TfL have completed work on integrating the ITSO and
Oyster card systems we look forward to rolling out the benefits of
smartcards across the SWT network"

Beautiful - "we're OK, we're on time with the trial. However if you want
the real thing some time soon go and harass TfL and DfT. Nothing to do
with us, gov".

Makes you wonder what they say when they meet representatives from TfL
and DfT!
--
Paul C

On 20 Jan 2009 17:44:26 GMT, "Michael R N Dolbear"
wrote:

SWT free magazine in its swansong Jan/Feb issue notes a pilot in
progress
from last November for season ticket holders Windsor-Staines.

"The smartcard stores products (tickets) not monetary value".

"Equipment being installed at all our stations"

"When the DfT and TfL have completed work on integrating the ITSO and
Oyster card systems we look forward to rolling out the benefits of
smartcards across the SWT network"

The only SWT ticket machine that seems to have live ITSO pads so far
is on the Up platform at Datchet. I tried my Oystercard, which I
didn't expect to work, and my Squidcard (which I thought might work as
it is an ITSO card) but it didnt recognise either of them. I don't
have an ENCTS card so I couldn't test that.