Authorised Officers
June 03, 2019
Authorised Officers check tickets on Melbourne's train, tram and bus networks. V/Line has also started to employ them, despite having conductors onboard trains to do the same thing.
Myki
June 01, 2019
Photos of bits and pieces to do with Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system
Myki failures and breakdowns
April 29, 2019
A galley of the many ways that Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system can let passengers down.
Metcard
July 27, 2018
Equipment and infrastructure for the Metcard automated ticketing system used throughout Melbourne
Ticketing systems of Sydney
June 10, 2017
Sydney uses a disparate collection of ticketing systems to collect fare on public transport: uses magstripe tickets, the multi-modal MyZone system covers much of the network, but each mode also issue their own tickets. T-Card was the first attempt at replacing it was a Smartcard system but failed, with the Opal system currently being introduced.
Adelaide Metro ticketing
July 12, 2015
In 2012 Adelaide Metro introduced their new Metrocard smartcard ticketing system, that runs in parallel with the previous Crouzet magnetic stripe system used for single trip tickets.
Prodata ticketing equipment on the Bucharest Metro
December 19, 2012
In the capital of Romania, the Bucharest Metro uses a ticketing system very similar to Metcard, the equipment having been supplied by Prodata - the same company that supplied validators to Melbourne. Magstripe tickets are used for single trips, with smartcards for regular travellers, and the recent introduction of payment via credit card using the contactless Paywave/Paypass technologies
Ticketing systems
Transport ticketing systems from around Australia and the world