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Originally Posted by benjidog
..........................In London you can buy an Oyster Card and preload it with cash. You then swipe it when you enter a station, and again when you leave at your destination. The computer system then debits the cheapest journey cost against your card balance. Net result is fewer queues and fair prices.
So my question is why can't we have the same type of system for the UK railway network instead the current antiquated one we have now? Would it not be in everyone's interest or is this just a deliberate rip-off?......................
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Sounds like a great idea to me.
It would be interesting to hear what each Train Operating Company had to say about it.