On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:36:00 +0000, Paul Corfield
wrote:
On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 15:21:30 +0000, Clive
wrote:

Does anyone on the group have any idea if the Paris (RATP?) has anything
like Oyster prepay? Thanks.

Carnet on magnetic tickets is the closest. They are moving towards
Smartcard tickets though but for the Carte Orange (their Travelcard
season). I have certainly seen gates with smartcard type targets at a
number of trial locations and I think a bus route was also in the trial.

The trial phase has ended now, and all metro stations and - as far as
I remember - all RATP buses have the readers. Weekly tickets for
zones 1 and 2 are now being issued on the "Navigo" passes. Some metro
barriers are exclusive to Navigo users, and at Denfert-Rochereau there
were some shiny new Navigo-only ticket machines, (4 of them, so at
least as many as the traditional machines), not yet in use. Perhaps
we could learn from that?

Not aware that they are creating an equivalent of electronic Pre-Pay as
they don't really need it for the Metro or Buses as they are effectively
flat fare. I could see how it could prove useful on the RER and Suburban
trains for some travellers for whom a Carte Orange may be inappropriate.

I hope they do as I don't have a great success rate in keeping my
carnets in good condition from one trip to the next. And if
implemented well it could help me avoid spending twice, just because
there isn't a direct bus - and that goes for you, too, TfL!

Thanks,

Richard.