Re: Sydney CityRail Trivia

[paulrw@xa2.com.au (paul)]

On Mon, 08 Jun 1998 03:49:38 GMT,
billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton) wrote:

>David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Authority to Travel machine exploded
>
>What is an "Authority to Travel machine"?
>
>Does it issue some sort of CityRail recognised "right" to purchase a
>ticket at the destination, rather than a ticket machine which collects
>money and is therefore a target for theft at remote locations etc?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bill
>
It is a smaller machine that takes up to $1, and issues and "Authority
to Travel" which is supposed to be exchanged for a ticket at the
destination, when the fare difference has been paid. They were
installed at places like Vineyard and Casula, but due to the isolation
of these locations, have been a target for vandalism.

The original idea, now seemingly abandoned, was that EVERY person
travelling on a train would have either a ticket or one of these
ATTR's.

Paul