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Re: Melbourne - Metcard validation before every trip
: >>At my local station they have validators and usally a train is there
: >>and I don't have time to validate my ticket.
: >
: >Would leaving for the station 30 seconds earlier hurt that much?
: And don't you catch the train from Belgrave/Lilydale line which has the
: highest frequency during the peak periods. Think of us who aren't so
: lucky... we learn to be just that little bit earlier..
Yes, but more than 1/2 my trips are off peak.
Why should I wait for 3 seconds for a machine to read my ticket, and
get it out when I could have a Metcard Xpress in my pocket walk passed
the validator and hear the two beeps?
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Chris Gordon
http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~cmgord