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Re: Melbourne Ticketing.
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: Melbourne Ticketing.
- From: Chris Gordon <c.gordon@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 15:43:21 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Melbourne University - Engineering
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Michael Walker wrote:
> Having lived in Sydney for half a year and travelled there for work
> purposes many times, I would imagine the automatic barrier gates will
> still be just as inconvenient to use in Melbourne as they are in Sydney,
> especially if you have luggage, prams or children. Except Sydney have
> the option of a manned (personned ?) barrier where the gates are in
> operation which I don't believe Melbourne will have - thus resulting in
> putting many people off public transport.
>
I have noticed next to the gates at the station there is a little red button.
Is this some kind of emergency button to open all the gates if someone gets
stuck?
I can see if it is then after a football or cricket match at the MCG the button
being pushed and eveyone getting on to Richmond station.
Chris Gordon
http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~cmgord