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Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp
1. Put TVM's into each station which is going to be unmanned, and make them issue all tickets and also accept all notes (as posted above) - it should also by default offer you the best value ticket.
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The problem here is both legal and practical.
Legally, only a certain number of coins (50?) can be given in change and practically, there is only so much change that a machine can stock. Given that most stations aren't like a supermarket where change can be topped-up easily, this is a real issue (main and commuter statiosn will have a fair few people paying with coin). If you are buying, say, a €60 ticket and you insert two €50 notes, do you really want €40 back in €2 coins (or worse!).
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2. In those stations where a TVM is not going to be safe, a notice in big letters to the effect that passengers from this station may pay on exit will be displayed. I undertsand that IE sometimes have staff in Boombridge handing out little validation slips to prove you are there.
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In Britain there is a system where there is a very basic machine that issues a 'ticket' that simply has the station and what time/date. There may or may not be a small charge.
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3. No ticket sales on trains.
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On some routes, it can be more practical to sell the tickets on the train. And you may be stuck with having to sell family/child tickets.
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The other alternative is to have TVM's on trains, and you just know some smartass will be saying how they were on the Dublin-Cork train last month and used one, and when he got on the four car DART there wasnt one and thats why he has no ticket, so you can see why it may not be a runner.
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Admittedly, DART is a gated system - except for Broombridge.
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London Fields comes to mind, but with 200K passengers a year, it may be worth the hassle.
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What do you mean?