Re: New logic on Metcard

[paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au (Paul Dwerryhouse)]

PCCSTREETCAR@webtv.net (John Engleman) writes:

>The REAL reason is that all revenues
>from the sale of the Metcards is going to the One-Link consortium, and
>the tram and train operating divisions (Swanston-Yarra-Hillside-Bayside)
>do not get any of that credited to their accounts unless the ticket is
>validated in one of their machines.   

Onelink stands to make a fortune, then.

And the tram businesses aren't going to be very viable at all :)

...Paul.


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Paul Dwerryhouse                                        paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au
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