Merseyrail "Daysaver"

[WestCoast]

Personally, I think the station staff kicked up a bit of a fuss that the gates weren't operating as well as possible and eventually the management decided it would just be easier to sort it and be done with it for a couple of years.

Yes, I remember arriving at Liverpool Central and the queues were horrendous for the manual gates - absolute mayhem. No one using the auto-gates.

Now, I've noticed the company has put staff by the auto-gates, which seems more sensible, along with greater acceptance of tickets.

As an aside, Merseyrail has a very good policy on staffed stations, so it is usually very easy to obtain a ticket. It's a model for other TOCs.

 

[Polarbear]

Sounds like Merseyrail are moving swiftly in the right direction as regards their ticket barriers. Thanks for the update First Class.

I's still a little bit of a novelty digging my railpass out of it's folder to put through the barriers, but none of them have gone "gulp" yet! The staff at Liverpool Central still tend to wave you through the barrier & opening it with their staff tickets (I presume there's a proper name for those).

Is there any more news regarding the smart ticketing trial on Merseyrail?

 

[First class]

Sounds like Merseyrail are moving swiftly in the right direction as regards their ticket barriers. Thanks for the update First Class.

I's still a little bit of a novelty digging my railpass out of it's folder to put through the barriers, but none of them have gone "gulp" yet! The staff at Liverpool Central still tend to wave you through the barrier & opening it with their staff tickets (I presume there's a proper name for those).

Is there any more news regarding the smart ticketing trial on Merseyrail?

The equipment to read the passes is in place. From 1 July (anticipated) all concessionary products will be able to work the Automatic Ticket Gates, i.e. PTE OAP and Disability products, as well as PTE Staff Passes.

Smartcard Conversion Timetable:

Annual Trio - October 2011
Annual Railpass - Feb 2012
Weekly/Monthly Trio/Railpass - Sept 2012
PayGo Trials - Jan 2014