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Re: Sydney CityRail Trivia
On Sun, 7 Jun 1998 13:59:17 +1000, "Michael Walker"
<walker@hotkey.net.au> wrote:
>Not very trivial from a fare evasion point of view either, if it hasn't been
>working for two months, most staff would be aware of the lack of facilities
>there so all you need to tell them is you got on at Thornleigh and voila-
>free trip. After all, who is going to leave the barrier to make sure you
>actually buy a ticket? Hurstbridge line before ATMs was exactly the same - I
>got on the train at Wattle Glen Mr RPO... (Not that I condone this or ever
>did it - but saw enough people who did...)
Fortunately Thornleigh is staffed most of the day 7 days a week so
that doesn't work. Until recently what you described could be done
with Casula - it had no ATMs or staff at all. I believe an Authority
To Travel machine has now been installed there.
Albert Alcoceba
alberta@zip.com.au
http://www.zip.com.au/~alberta