Oyster rolled out further around London.

Colm Donoghue · 14-02-2007, 10:02

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent....asp?prID=1051

comcor · 26-02-2007, 11:42

I've just come back from Hong Kong where the Octopus card is everything that the Oyster should have been. You can use it on the Metro, trams, buses, ferries, rail and funicular lines. You can even use it as virtual cash in shops. Best of all is that you can just walk up to any public transport counter hand over $150 and off you go. You can then top up at machines in all the metro and rail stations or do it directly off your credit card whenever it has run down.

Considering the Oyster card was based on the Octopus card, it baffles me how they managed to fudge the implementation so badly.

Thomas J Stamp · 26-02-2007, 12:19

Its obvious that our integrated ticketing system has to be named after a sea animal.

How about a Cod?

constellation · 26-02-2007, 14:26

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Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

Its obvious that our integrated ticketing system has to be named after a sea animal.

Clownfish?

2Funki4Wheelz · 26-02-2007, 16:32

Introducing: The Flounder card

Or the false network catfish card?

CSL · 26-02-2007, 17:30

the metrocard in NY I always thought was easy to use and if you need one you can always get another ... for nothing.

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26-02-2007, 11:42	#2
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	I've just come back from Hong Kong where the Octopus card is everything that the Oyster should have been. You can use it on the Metro, trams, buses, ferries, rail and funicular lines. You can even use it as virtual cash in shops. Best of all is that you can just walk up to any public transport counter hand over $150 and off you go. You can then top up at machines in all the metro and rail stations or do it directly off your credit card whenever it has run down. Considering the Oyster card was based on the Octopus card, it baffles me how they managed to fudge the implementation so badly.

26-02-2007, 17:30	#6
CSL Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 378	the metrocard in NY I always thought was easy to use and if you need one you can always get another ... for nothing.