On 21/11/2013 20:59, Neil Williams wrote:

On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:18:33 +0000, Mizter T wrote:

As I said earlier, I think CPCs will likely change the ticketing
picture significantly, but they're certainly not some magic solve-all
solve-all I wonder if the Tube sans ticket offices proposal is perhaps
a bit before its time

I think it's about 15 years after its time. City transport networks
need simple, automated ticketing. Ticket offices are for the mainline -
and TBH I see a reduced need for them there as well - better to have
them out showing how to use the machine next time.

The reason why I said that is because contactless cards are still
somewhat new on the scene, and there are still many with a (standard) UK
bank account who don't have them yet. If the 'close the Tube ticket
offices' plan is predicated on widespread CPC usage, then holding a CPC
also needs to be widespread. That said, the picture will inevitably
change over the next year and a half.