From the ORR: 'Fares and ticketing ^ information and complexity report'

Southern Stag

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Re: From the ORR: 'Fares and ticketing ^ information and complexity report'

« Reply #30 on: June 09, 2012, 01:48:16 »

print@home tickets seem to be pretty widely used on East Coast now, my experience with them is that they will scan the barcode and check the ID. When I used a print@home ticket on Chiltern though the onboard staff just looked at it with no checks at all, but they did scan fine on the barcode scanner at Marylebone, even if only a couple of gates have the scanners.


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IndustryInsider

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Re: From the ORR: 'Fares and ticketing ^ information and complexity report'

« Reply #31 on: July 10, 2012, 10:38:19 »

The Transport Select Committee is discussing fares today. Several interesting witnesses. You can watch it on: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=11196&wfs=true


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Re: From the ORR: 'Fares and ticketing ^ information and complexity report'

« Reply #32 on: July 10, 2012, 12:57:13 »

Following the link posted by IndustryInsider will now give you a recording of this morning's proceedings in the 'Transport Committee takes evidence on rail fares and branch line services' debate.

If you are interested in fares and ticketing it's well worth a watch.

I managed to watch it all live!

http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=11196&wfs=true


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Re: From the ORR: 'Fares and ticketing ^ information and complexity report'

« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2012, 13:12:40 »

As a follow up to this most recent Transport Select Committee hearing, I've just been watching other recent TSC debates.

The one from 19th of June 'starring' Bob Crow starts with him answering the first question from the chairperson: (paraphrased) "How can the costs of (rail) privatisation be addressed?"

His answer, and the first words he utters after sitting down, are "Nationalise them", which he says three times. Roll Eyes

http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=10969 Forward to 11:48:45 on the embedded video.


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