On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:55 +0100, Batman55 wrote:

"trainmanUK" wrote in message
...

Some years ago I was with a colleague at La Defense and his ticket
wouldn't work, no one came to his aid despite my shouting in my best
Franglais at the ticket office clerk, and in the end he had to climb
over the barrier. Nobody objected!

Seems like La Defense has issues.

I got there by tram, which I assumed, like the Metro, had no zonal
restrictions. It turns out that it does, so my pass wasn't valid for xit
there. And there was nowhere inside the gates to pay the excess fare (or
even to purchase a full ticket). Nor could I get back on the tram and go
back the way I came, since I had already left the gated area for the
tram. And there was no one there who appeared able to help - in any
language.
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David of Broadway
New York, NY, USA