Re: Metcard Private Ticket Inspectors

[arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int>]

Adelaide train commuters rightly whinge when they have to re-validate
tickets when the train they take into Adelaide is the same one that they
want to catch out of Adelaide to their destination.

On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, David Proctor wrote:

> Roderick Smith wrote in message <01be240d$38161a60$0c2e11cb@rodsmith>...
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> >Once a ticket is valid, it should never need to be 'revalidated'.
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> Why is it that Victorians have a problem with validating a ticket on every
> boarding? You have to do the same thing in Adelaide, and they are not
> jumping up and down and whiging. You have to do the same thing on Sydney and
> Brisbane buses, and we are not complaining. You have to do the same thing in
> Sydney to get onto the platforms at gated stations in Sydney and we are not
> wetting our pants over it. Why all the fuss?
> 
> David Proctor
> daproc.spambait@umpires.com
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