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ColmmacO · 13-12-2010, 13:55

Its that time of the year again.
I get the annual bus and rail ticket.
Last year the least worst option to get was the dublin bus issued variety which was smart card on bus, mag stripe on train. However, the incompatability of dublin bus RFID tag with irish rail smart card readers caused problems as we all know.

This year I would like to avoid rail problems. Can the wise sages of RUI advise as to the best option?
Would I be correct that Irish rail will be issuing 2* seperate smart cards (1 for rail, 1 for bus) or have they sorted themselves out and issued 1 single card which will work on both means of transport?

Many thanks in advance for your advice.

13-12-2010, 13:55	#15
ColmmacO Regular Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Coolmine Posts: 167	Best Smartcard to get Its that time of the year again. I get the annual bus and rail ticket. Last year the least worst option to get was the dublin bus issued variety which was smart card on bus, mag stripe on train. However, the incompatability of dublin bus RFID tag with irish rail smart card readers caused problems as we all know. This year I would like to avoid rail problems. Can the wise sages of RUI advise as to the best option? Would I be correct that Irish rail will be issuing 2* seperate smart cards (1 for rail, 1 for bus) or have they sorted themselves out and issued 1 single card which will work on both means of transport? Many thanks in advance for your advice.