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« on: January 30, 2018, 13:15:33 »
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Melksham: Ticket Vending Machine problem
The ticket vending machines are out of order at Melksham station.
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Don't believe everything you read ... ticket machine apparently in working order ... checked at 10:30 and 12:45 - though not to transaction completion (my off peak return, via London, to Altnabraec being a bit expensive as a test purchase).

Is this reporting of TVMs▸ (Ticket Vending Machine) out of order when they're working a peculiarly Melksham problem?
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2018, 17:21:18 »
......wouldn't like to say but the TfL» (Transport for London - about) machines that have been installed at a lot of the LTV▸ (London [and] Thames Valley) stations seem a great deal more reliable.
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2018, 19:22:38 »
The one at Melksham is reliable it seems.   The system which informs Journeycheck is less so.   Grin
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2018, 21:38:51 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on January 30, 2018, 17:21:18
......wouldn't like to say but the TfL» (Transport for London - about) machines that have been installed at a lot of the LTV▸ (London [and] Thames Valley) stations seem a great deal more reliable.

Do they sell normal National Rail tickets or just TfL journeys?
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