Annual (bus and) rail passes

ThomasJ · 27-01-2007, 18:22

Hi guys. I Was talking to someone at connolly earlier and they were saying that some of the current annual tickets could not handle the new validation machines and would wear out. So they have applications at the front desk to get replacement tickets. I also heard a rumour that the new ones are like smart cards and you would just have to flash them. Does anyone know he there is any truth to this.

Mark Gleeson · 27-01-2007, 20:11

The tickets have no problem lasting a year of turnstile use once they are stored in a wallet

The new turnstiles have smartcard readers I'm told annual tickets would be the first to switch

ThomasJ · 27-01-2007, 21:45

Cheers mark. I have had no problems using the pass over the past 3 years. I find it more of a convinience to show the guy at the ticket and he would open the gate. Am glad they are bringing the smart cards. Better to flash than validate. The only reason i found this out was because of the sign at connolly saying "annual ticket holder? Exchange your ticket before automatic validation arrives"

James Shields · 29-01-2007, 07:59

Mine is almost a year old (must remember to put in application for new one). I tend to keep it in a transparent window in my wallet and only take it out when necessary for feeding a turnstile. The magnetic swipe still works fine, but there are a few places where the ink has started to wear off the front, despite it probably being physically handled less than once a week.

MOH · 30-01-2007, 10:30

My last one made it from January to November before getting chewed to bits by a faulty bus reader. Luckily I was in town later on so managed to make the brilliant opening hours of DB central.

My new one was rejected by a number of turnstiles in the first week of this year. Though it was something I was doing, but I could put it in the same way round at both turnstiles in Killester, one would take it, one wouldn't.

Thought it was fixed now, but got rejected yesterday morning by one of the new turnstiles in Blackrock. Works fine 95% of the times. Which is more than the trains do.

27-01-2007, 18:22	#1
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Annual (bus and) rail passes Hi guys. I Was talking to someone at connolly earlier and they were saying that some of the current annual tickets could not handle the new validation machines and would wear out. So they have applications at the front desk to get replacement tickets. I also heard a rumour that the new ones are like smart cards and you would just have to flash them. Does anyone know he there is any truth to this.

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27-01-2007, 20:11	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	The tickets have no problem lasting a year of turnstile use once they are stored in a wallet The new turnstiles have smartcard readers I'm told annual tickets would be the first to switch

27-01-2007, 21:45	#3
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	Cheers mark. I have had no problems using the pass over the past 3 years. I find it more of a convinience to show the guy at the ticket and he would open the gate. Am glad they are bringing the smart cards. Better to flash than validate. The only reason i found this out was because of the sign at connolly saying "annual ticket holder? Exchange your ticket before automatic validation arrives"

29-01-2007, 07:59	#4
James Shields Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Drogheda, Ireland Posts: 1,275	Mine is almost a year old (must remember to put in application for new one). I tend to keep it in a transparent window in my wallet and only take it out when necessary for feeding a turnstile. The magnetic swipe still works fine, but there are a few places where the ink has started to wear off the front, despite it probably being physically handled less than once a week.

30-01-2007, 10:30	#5
MOH Really Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 372	My last one made it from January to November before getting chewed to bits by a faulty bus reader. Luckily I was in town later on so managed to make the brilliant opening hours of DB central. My new one was rejected by a number of turnstiles in the first week of this year. Though it was something I was doing, but I could put it in the same way round at both turnstiles in Killester, one would take it, one wouldn't. Thought it was fixed now, but got rejected yesterday morning by one of the new turnstiles in Blackrock. Works fine 95% of the times. Which is more than the trains do.