Re: Yarra Trams Article in Sunday Age

["Rail Roamer" <leadscout@one.net.au>]

Want to know the real funny thing here?
National Bus Company is owned by National Express!!!!


"Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Ticket availability has not changed with seperation and privitisation,
> apart
> > from NBC refusal to accept unvalidated MetCards (and they should be
FORCED
> > to install validators). Everything is the same now as before the big
> Jeffing
> > occurred.
>
> The few times I've boarded an NBC bus with a MetCard, the driver has waved
> me on board without checking if it was validated, in fact without checking
> the expiry date.
>
> It is published MetCard policy for unvalidated MetCards not to be accepted
> on services not converted to automatic ticketing. I don't think they had
in
> mind that NBC would be holding out so many years later though!
>
> Yes, NBC should be forced to install them. Anyone care to explain why they
> haven't done it?
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>
> Daniel
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> Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
> Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/
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