London Banter - View Single Post - Oyster incomplete journeys

Colin Rosenstiel · November 12th 06, 05:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
lid (asdf) wrote:

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:49 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), Colin
Rosenstiel wrote:

I'm a bit curious as to what this bit means:

"Travelling to Wimbledon by Tram using Oyster

You must touch in at the start of your tram journey and touch out
at the gate when leaving Wimbledon station (or on one of the card
readers on Platform 1 - 4 if transferring to the Tube)
Do not touch your card on the yellow reader adjacent to the manual
gate when leaving the station."

What is the difference between "the gate when leaving Wimbledon
station" and "the manual gate when leaving the station"?

The readers on the automatic gates are set to "exit only". The
reader by the manual gate (big black gate at the side, used for people
with luggage, wheelchairs, etc) is set for "exit only" while the gate is
closed, and "entry or exit" while the gate is open.

Presumably, if you touch the reader in "entry or exit" mode, its
logic decides you are making an entry, and creates a new Tube journey.

How confusing to someone who is not a regular traveller. Just where
Oyster can be a bit of a nightmare.

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Colin Rosenstiel