Re: Some AFC progress

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au.#>]

They install ATM on all the stations between Camberwell and
Belgrave/Lylidale about one month ago.  They also put in all the
validators more are the little standing ones but at places like Ringwood
have the big ones.  At Ringwood (down platform) they have about 7 lanes
but at the moment they only have three open and cause a lot of problems. 

They all on but "out of service" now (this week) they were covered with
the blue tarp "metcard coming soon....."

> I sort of get the feeling that the plan might have changed to one big
> switch-on rather than bringing individual areas on-line. There seem to be
> machines going in on every tram line/depot, and now the Hurstbridge line,
> as well as Frankston & Sandringham. Yet there haven't been any new
> switch-ons for ages.
> 
> Has anyone heard?
> 
> Or maybe they are just trying to cover their arses in case Jeff pulls the
> plug on the whole thing. "Oh, but we already have thousands of machines
> installed" they would say.
> 
> We can only guess.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike Alexander
> (malex@bigfoot.com)
> 
> 

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