Re: [NSW] Cityrail - AutomatedTicketing

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Hubert Lam wrote:

> What I don't understand is, why the world were ticket gates only
> installed at major stations (during 1992/3)? Fair enough the gates might
> be an expensive piece of capital for CR, but wouldn't investing this
> money in the gates for at least all Sydney suburban stations reap more
> benefits for CR itself instead of having those rather menaces ("revenue
> protection officers") roaming around the place?

Without people there to watch, fare evaders would just jump the gates anyway.
Can you imagine how long they would last at Casula?


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