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    Yesterday I learned that standalone 'exit' readers will charge you for a new journey (instead of closing your existing journey) if the...
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    Visited Parkway yesterday and one of the 'Evokes' has been removed as well, so that leaves 3 TVMs on the DART side and 1 on the car park...
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    Edvid replied to the thread Merseyrail Tap & Go.
    Is it the same new model installed by TfW / Merseyrail elsewhere recently, or an older one? I know some older Cubic validators have...
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    Edvid replied to the thread Merseyrail Tap & Go.
    Like the existing gates it's not compatible with contactless Tap & Go (unless anyone can prove otherwise). There are no references in...
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    Something else I remembered - tapping off also provides the operator with a more accurate record of where TOTO passengers are travelling...
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    Edvid replied to the thread Merseyrail Tap & Go.
    Is this the poster you referred to earlier? This one I spotted at Bidston, and there was another at James Street. I've no idea where...
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    Edvid replied to the thread TfW PAYG - North Wales.
    Yes, there's also a yellow reader on the platform and the signage is fine as pictured below, certainly for those transferring between...
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    Edvid replied to the thread TfW PAYG - North Wales.
    I used Google Pay to travel on the Borderlands line yesterday afternoon and the conductor didn't have a NFC scanner so they took it on...
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    Skip Device Unlock (to use its official - and obscure - term) also works with the screen off, just like Apple's Express Mode. Ticketer...
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    TOTO caps rely on taps off so any max fares incurred during a capped day/week results in overcharging. This happened to me last October...
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    Edvid replied to the thread Stagecoach Midlands.
    Stagecoach Midlands have deregistered the Bedford half of the 50 so from 30 August it will run between Kettering and Rushden. In turn...
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    I once passed through Legoland Windsor premises on the Thames Valley Buses 703. It's also served by the Reading Buses 701/702. (N.B...
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    Edvid replied to the thread TfW PAYG - North Wales.
    Not been there myself but I'd be surprised if it didn't. Quite! Let's see if they stick with that when Phase 2 goes live.
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    Edvid replied to the thread TfW PAYG - North Wales.
    You can check the submitted single fares and caps for specific journeys on BR Fares (see Rhyl-Chester example). No idea what zones...
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    Edvid replied to the thread TfW PAYG - North Wales.
    I've not seen any examples elsewhere to the contrary. (As a reminder Rhyl is the western boundary of Phase 2) Nothing in that press...

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