Tramlink Oyster readers

[GodAtum]

Sorry for the stupid question but why are there no Oyster readers on trams like they have on buses?

 

[Mojo]

Because they are at the tram stops instead.

 

[Flying Snail]

Sorry for the stupid question but why are there no Oyster readers on trams like they have on buses?

They are at the tram stops not on the trams.

 

[transportphoto]

In my view - this is not official:

Buses generally have one entry (& one exit in the case of London) - one entry means that every one joining the bus has to go past the ticket machine.

In the case of the trams, there is more than one entry door making it harder to install a oyster reader at every entry/exit. So the system we have now, where you touch in on the tram platform works perfectly and reduce's the amount of card readers needed.

HTH & makes sense!

 

[Flying Snail]

In my view - this is not official:

Buses generally have one entry (& one exit in the case of London) - one entry means that every one joining the bus has to go past the ticket machine.

In the case of the trams, there is more than one entry door making it harder to install a oyster reader at every entry/exit. So the system we have now, where you touch in on the tram platform works perfectly and reduce's the amount of card readers needed.

HTH & makes sense!

The bendys have 3 doors and an oyster reader beside each.

It would just not be practical to have readers at every bus stop and it would change the entire loading process regards fare paying/oyster tagging, etc.

On trams if everyone using oyster had to tag on it would slow down boarding as people queued to use the reader beside the doors.

From what I have witnessed both Tramlink and bendys in London are a rich source of fare evasion fines for TfL RPIs.

 

[Mojo]

Buses generally have one entry (& one exit in the case of London) - one entry means that every one joining the bus has to go past the ticket machine.

On bendy buses and the Red Arrows you can board by any door and there are Oyster readers on the bus.

Signs state that tram platforms are designated compulsory ticket areas so you need to be in possession of a valid ticket or Oyster card to be there, obviously if readers were on the tram this could not be the case. I am not quite sure how this works when in pretty much all cases the ticket machine or PVal for Oyster is actually on the tram platform, nor for cases like West Croydon where the tram platform is also the pavement.