On 20/09/2011 10:36, bob wrote:
On Sep 19, 10:52 pm,
wrote:
On 19/09/2011 18:05, Matthew Dickinson wrote:

Merseytravel have followed the trend for marine-named smartcards by
introducing the Walrus card

http://www.walruscard.com/index.asp

Cool. Are they going to have a Cod card or a Haddock card for Scotland,
I wonder?

I'm assuming Cardiff would have a Whale card.

I wonder how they came up with the term Oystercard to begin with, however?

I belief the official idea was some sort of association with
containing pearls. Of course Hong Kong has the octopus card too.

World is your Oyster?

"Pearl" is Sydney.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

On 20/09/2011 18:51, Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 20/09/2011 10:36, bob wrote:
On Sep 19, 10:52 pm,
wrote:
On 19/09/2011 18:05, Matthew Dickinson wrote:

Merseytravel have followed the trend for marine-named smartcards by
introducing the Walrus card

http://www.walruscard.com/index.asp

Cool. Are they going to have a Cod card or a Haddock card for Scotland,
I wonder?

I'm assuming Cardiff would have a Whale card.

I wonder how they came up with the term Oystercard to begin with,
however?

I belief the official idea was some sort of association with
containing pearls. Of course Hong Kong has the octopus card too.

World is your Oyster?

"Pearl" is Sydney.


Pearl's a singer...

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.
Railway Miscellany at www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

On Sep 20, 8:33*pm, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 20/09/2011 18:51, Arthur Figgis wrote:

On 20/09/2011 10:36, bob wrote:
"Pearl" is Sydney.

Pearl's a singer...

So's Sydney Devine (apparently).

Cool. Are they going to have a Cod card or a Haddock card for Scotland,
I wonder? ...

Seattle (US) has an Orca card.

San Francisco has a Clipper card, The logo is a pattern of triangles
that sort of resembles a square rigged ship.

Evidently it's a trend.

R's,
John

"John Levine" wrote in message
...
Cool. Are they going to have a Cod card or a Haddock card for
Scotland,
I wonder? ...

Seattle (US) has an Orca card.

San Francisco has a Clipper card, The logo is a pattern of triangles
that sort of resembles a square rigged ship.

Evidently it's a trend.


.... and Boston has the Charlie card - principally a nod to 'Charlie on the
MTA', and so surely the only transport ticket named after a protest song
prompted by a fare rise, but also presumably a reference to the Charles
River

Martin

On Sep 21, 8:25*pm, "Martin Rich" wrote:
[...]
... and Boston has the Charlie card - principally a nod to 'Charlie on the
MTA', and so surely the only transport ticket named after a protest song
prompted by a fare rise, but also presumably a reference to the Charles
River

Whilst my suggestions upthread weren't entirely serious, I did have
the Charlie Card in mind when pondering alternative potential names
for London's smartcard - I do wonder whether leftfield suggestions
might have got a bit more of a look in had the name been decided upon
directly by TfL (and hence the Mayor) rather than the PFI outfit
Transys that was responsible for implementing and running the
smartcard system.

"Mizter T" wrote in message

On Sep 21, 8:25 pm, "Martin Rich" wrote:
[...]
... and Boston has the Charlie card - principally a nod to 'Charlie
on the MTA', and so surely the only transport ticket named after a
protest song prompted by a fare rise, but also presumably a
reference to the Charles River

Whilst my suggestions upthread weren't entirely serious, I did have
the Charlie Card in mind when pondering alternative potential names
for London's smartcard - I do wonder whether leftfield suggestions
might have got a bit more of a look in had the name been decided upon
directly by TfL (and hence the Mayor) rather than the PFI outfit
Transys that was responsible for implementing and running the
smartcard system.

I presume you're suggesting it might have been called the Newt card?

In article ,
Recliner wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message


Whilst my suggestions upthread weren't entirely serious, I did have
the Charlie Card in mind when pondering alternative potential names
for London's smartcard - I do wonder whether leftfield suggestions
might have got a bit more of a look in had the name been decided upon
directly by TfL (and hence the Mayor) rather than the PFI outfit
Transys that was responsible for implementing and running the
smartcard system.

I presume you're suggesting it might have been called the Newt card?

We're just fortunate it's not called the Boriscard.

Nick
--
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"Mizter T" wrote in message

On Sep 21, 8:25 pm, "Martin Rich" wrote:
[...]
... and Boston has the Charlie card - principally a nod to 'Charlie
on the MTA', and so surely the only transport ticket named after a
protest song prompted by a fare rise, but also presumably a
reference to the Charles River

Whilst my suggestions upthread weren't entirely serious, I did have
the Charlie Card in mind when pondering alternative potential names
for London's smartcard - I do wonder whether leftfield suggestions
might have got a bit more of a look in had the name been decided upon
directly by TfL (and hence the Mayor) rather than the PFI outfit
Transys that was responsible for implementing and running the
smartcard system.

[Re-posted as the previous attempt seems to have disappeared]
I presume you're suggesting it might have been called the Newt card?