[LINK] (Sydney) Travel card delayed yet again

[Tom Worthington]

At 10:22 AM 24/08/2007, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>... This one was supposed to be ready for the Olympics - the Sydney 
>Olympics. Remember them? in 2000.  So this project is running about 
>a decade late. ...

I tried a demonstration of the Melbourne "myki" smart card tick 
system in May 
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2007/05/victorian-public-transport-contactless.html>. 
This seemed to be workable, apart from a few problems with the 
accessibility of the terminals.

I guess there will be no compatibility between the Melbourne and 
Sydney systems?

ps: There is a "myki mobile discovery centre" travelling Victoria 
<http://myki.com.au/latest-news_detail.aspx?view=1>. This is a 
semitrailer mounted display booth, similar to the NRMA's Mobile 
Member Centre (MMC) . These units provide use the same technology as 
used for  emergency command vehicles for police, fire and state 
emergency services. They provide office space, with their own power 
and telecommunications.  Unfortunately the emergency services do not 
have enough of these vehicles 
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2007/07/mobile-emergency-center-for-nsw.html>. 
It shows an odd community priority when these vehicles are available 
for PR purposes but not for saving lives in emergencies. Perhaps 
after it is finished being used for selling tram tickets, the 
Victorian government could retain the vehicle for the emergency services.



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