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Originally Posted by bg07
Is it planned to have all bus routes and Irish rail included in the next trial?
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There are 1000+ buses in the DB fleet so it takes time to roll out the gear. There is a depot back end as well which has to be in place.
Summerhill is the only depot live currently as it is the small and offers a number of interesting routes such as the 747/748 where different fare structures apply.
Each depot will be rolled out in turn and all will be in place by mid Summer, though Donnybrook will be last so most of the southside is off limits till then. Irish Rail will be rolled out once DB is fully rolled out. Full Luas coverage is in place currently. Technical system testing is underway with Irish Rail already
The cards issued in the phase 2 trials (1000+) will be useable on the public system when it arrives. The phase 1 cards (less than 100) wont work properly on the final version due major software changes.
Phase 2 trials will run until public launch which will have DB, IE and Luas part of the trial includes toping up so be under no illusion you have to pay like a normal passenger
For various reasons not all of the ITS card can be shown enough to show it works. This is not the final version so all the logos and numbers have been removed
