Re: Roll Call

["a n d R e w ;" <rods42@hotmail.comspam>]

That's essentially how many railways in Japan work. Each station
has a 'fare adjustment office' and barriers. if you don't know
what the fare to your destination is when you first enter your
boarding station (eg can't read Japanese station names on the
map), it is perfectly OK to just buy the cheapest ticket
possible then make up the difference at your destination
station.

Additionally, the South est Queensland Integrated Ticketing
Project is based on teh idea of a 'tag on tag off' ticket; that
is the fare is not charged until the end of the trip.  See
http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/ptinfo.nsf/index/integratedfr
ont

Cheers
ANDREW



> Finally, a ticketing idea which would reduce fare evasion
quite substantially,
> but would probably cost a fair bit to implement (thinking of
CityRail here).
> Firstly, have barrier gates at all stations.  Secondly, before
going through
> the barrier, the passenger must take a blank ticket, which is
then validated
> (for want of a better term) with the start point and time.
Finally, when the
> destination is reached, the ticket is put into the barrier
again, which
> calculates the fare based on starting and finishing station.
If a token cost
> is put on the blank ticket, say $5, then at the destination,
change is given
> or more money required to get out.  (If no money is presented
within a given
> time, say 2 minutes, then a fine is issued).  The same ticket
could be used
> for daily, weekly, or longer periods, as the amount owing is
recalculated
> according to how many times a ticket is used between the
stations, so it would
> get cheaper per trip the longer you use the ticket for.  It
could also be used
> between any two stations, and if a network is used, then it
works like a
> TravelPass or Zone 1-2-3 Metcard.  It would also save money by
not requiring
> as many tickets or inspectors, and reduce the litter problem
caused by tickets
> (are magnetic stripe tickets recyclable?).  Finally, throw in
pre-payment of
> credit (like a photocopy card or an E-tag) and let people go
until that's all
> used up.  Who's for and against?
>
> --
> Al Pout
>
> Men are from Earth.
>
> Women are from Earth.
>
> Deal with it.
>
>