Re: Plastic versus Paper Magnetic Stripe Tickets

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <36CE3FE9.AA3C8C9D@mail.usyd.edu.au>,
Homer  <mdoyle@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
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>Johann Fan wrote:
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>> John Wayman wrote in message ...
>> >Is there much difference in the cost of a magnetic stripe ticket compared
>> to
>> >paper magnetic stripe tickets such as Metcard?
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>> The cost wouldn't be a lot more I don't think... printing the expiry date
>> would be a much greater problem for plastic :(
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>  a bit of that stuff they put on credit cards to sign your name would be
>fine,
>besides CityRail uses a light plastic for their longer periodicals.
>

 My Cityrail periodical keeps its writing fine. The area where the
printer leaves its mark is coated to allow the ink to stick.
 Ive only seen one plastic ticket ever damaged, its owner was getting
the bus up from the Quay after getting a ferry into the city and fell,
while holding the ticket it her hand. When she grabbed the pole in the bus
she split the ticket in two long ways. After sticky taping it back together
train, ferry and bus validators accepted fine for weeks afterwards. The
ticket expired before the sticky tape did...

 OneLink just inist on re-inventing evey thing...