Re: [NSW] New CityRail signage

[Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> said:

>Michael
>
>Why then does your ticketing system rely on colour coding?

That idea kicked the bucket once Metcard was introduced. Find me a colour 
coded Metcard. Even the Bayside and Hillside maps have done away with 
"yellow = zone 1, blue = zone 2, red = zone 3". The idea is also there, 
where you can go to a station, and a sign (colour coded in some cases, 
admittedlt) will say if you are in "Zone 1" "Zone 1/2" etc. Otherwise, you 
can look at the poster.

Each time I buy a ticket in the morning, I do not ask for a "yellow ticket, 
two hour please", i would ask for a "zone 1, two hour". You might even get 
funny looks if you asked for a yellow/blue/red ticket. No-one complained 
when we did away with the colours on the tickets, though what we /did/ 
legitimately complain about, was a system which was, and still is, 
inferior.

If the system was superior, why may I ask, is fare evasion through the 
roof?

Regards

Michael.

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