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Myki failures and breakdowns

A galley of the many ways that Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system can let passengers down.

'Ticket validation disabled' displayed on a Vix myki reader onboard an E class tram

Friday 11 August 2017 10:13 AM
Viewed 1151 times
(5 times this month, 89 times this year)

Pile of unwanted myki receipts continue to accumulate

Monday 7 August 2017 09:03 AM
Viewed 529 times
(3 times this month, 33 times this year)

Broken myki gate at Southern Cross Station

Monday 31 July 2017 08:53 AM
Viewed 486 times, 33 times this year)

'Out of order' message displayed on a Vix myki reader onboard an E class tram

Friday 28 July 2017 12:50 PM
Viewed 779 times
(2 times this month, 68 times this year)

Vix technician repairs a defective myki reader at Southern Cross Station

Friday 7 July 2017 11:51 AM
Viewed 539 times
(1 time this month, 37 times this year)

Tram stop littered with unwanted myki receipts

Tuesday 16 May 2017 16:56 PM
Viewed 617 times
(1 time this month, 0 times this year)

Long queue of waiting passengers for the myki machines at Southern Cross Station

Wednesday 19 April 2017 17:49 PM
Viewed 708 times
(3 times this month, 3 times this year)

'In service. Processing, please wait' message on a myki reader onboard a tram

Tuesday 11 April 2017 12:09 PM
Viewed 667 times
(6 times this month, 9 times this year)

Vix technician fixing a defective set of myki gates at Southern Cross Station

Tuesday 28 February 2017 08:56 AM
Viewed 581 times, 4 times this year)

Vix technician works on a defective myki machine at Southern Cross Station

Monday 27 February 2017 12:37 PM
Viewed 817 times
(1 time this week, 2 times this month, 4 times this year)

Repairing a defective myki gate at Sunshine station

Friday 10 February 2017 18:21 PM
Viewed 689 times, 2 times this year)

Defective Myki QT device out of service at Parliament station

Friday 3 February 2017 11:28 AM
Viewed 631 times, 4 times this year)

Vix technician works on a defective myki machine at Flagstaff station

Thursday 19 January 2017 17:45 PM
Viewed 752 times, 4 times this year)

Railway station myki reader with the display image skewing

Tuesday 10 January 2017 07:46 AM
Viewed 747 times, 5 times this year)

'Ticket validation disabled' message display on a myki reader onboard a route 30 tram

The bulk of the route is in the free tram zone, so presumably the tram driver doesn't bother logging into the Myki system

Tuesday 3 January 2017 17:36 PM
Viewed 3288 times
(3 times this week, 14 times this month, 65 times this year)

Defective Vix myki reader onboard an E class tram

Friday 9 December 2016 20:13 PM
Viewed 1148 times
(8 times this month, 20 times this year)

Out of order myki reader onboard a C class tram

Tuesday 15 November 2016 08:59 AM
Viewed 583 times
(1 time this month, 4 times this year)

Four myki machines at Southern Cross, and no queues in morning peak

Friday 26 August 2016 08:25 AM
Viewed 671 times, 7 times this year)

Dead myki reader onboard a tram

Friday 5 August 2016 11:56 AM
Viewed 641 times, 6 times this year)

Myki reader with a failing LCD screen

Friday 22 July 2016 18:28 PM
Viewed 706 times
(2 times this month, 7 times this year)

Return of the 'In service' error message on a defective Myki reader

Friday 22 July 2016 18:26 PM
Viewed 1144 times
(5 times this month, 22 times this year)

Defective Myki gate in the Elizabeth Street subway at Flinders Street Station

Tuesday 12 July 2016 13:53 PM
Viewed 714 times
(3 times this month, 6 times this year)

Myki reader is 'Out of service' but the gate is still showing a green arrow

Wednesday 11 May 2016 08:37 AM
Viewed 616 times, 2 times this year)

Vix Myki reader displaying an 'Out of service' message

Wednesday 11 May 2016 08:37 AM
Viewed 844 times, 2 times this year)
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