Re: Melbourne AFC and Non-gated Barriers

John McCallum (mccallum@melbpc.org.au)
14 Jul 1997 08:50:12 GMT

In article <33C976F7.288841A7@nabaus.com.au>,
David Goll <golldm@nabaus.com.au> wrote:
>I have a query regarding the OneLink implementation of Automatic Fare
>Collection in Melbourne. Why are there no 'gated' barriers at major city
>and suburban railway stations?
>Thanks
>
>David
The situation might change once the system is implemented. At the moment, how
would a person with an old style ticket get through a barrier, if it required
a ticket to be validated to open?
This seems to be the reason why, at the moment, there are no barriers.

Cheers,

John McCallum
e-mail address: mccallum@melbpc.org.au
Phone 03 9478 4254. Member, Melbourne PC User Group.

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