I just got an Epsom + Z1-6 Travelcard on my Southern Key card. It seems to operate gates as fast as Oyster, and the journey history shows up on the web page within half an hour, rather than next day for Oyster.

In message , at
03:04:09 on Mon, 8 Sep 2014, Matthew Dickinson
remarked:
I just got an Epsom + Z1-6 Travelcard on my Southern Key card. It seems
to operate gates as fast as Oyster, and the journey history shows up on
the web page within half an hour, rather than next day for Oyster.

Things seem to be looking up for ITSO. I think we might have been
expecting the extension to Travelcards to go live at the earliest *next*
week, after the Thameslink franchise changes hands and
contactless-on-the-tube goes public.

Meanwhile, I was in Edinburgh over the weekend and tried out my Scotrail
ITSO card on one of the TVMs. It took *ages* to read the card (two to
three seconds) but did then offer me a range of Scotrail destinations to
buy a walk-up day ticket to. I didn't actually try buying one.
--
Roland Perry

On 08.09.14 12:11, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at
03:04:09 on Mon, 8 Sep 2014, Matthew Dickinson
remarked:
I just got an Epsom + Z1-6 Travelcard on my Southern Key card. It seems
to operate gates as fast as Oyster, and the journey history shows up on
the web page within half an hour, rather than next day for Oyster.

Things seem to be looking up for ITSO. I think we might have been
expecting the extension to Travelcards to go live at the earliest *next*
week, after the Thameslink franchise changes hands and
contactless-on-the-tube goes public.

Meanwhile, I was in Edinburgh over the weekend and tried out my Scotrail
ITSO card on one of the TVMs. It took *ages* to read the card (two to
three seconds) but did then offer me a range of Scotrail destinations to
buy a walk-up day ticket to. I didn't actually try buying one.

I wonder when other agencies besides London will start to accept
contactless. Besides London, IIRC, Bergen is the only other place to
accept contactless as payment.

On Monday, 8 September 2014 15:08:52 UTC+1, wrote:
On 08.09.14 12:11, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at

03:04:09 on Mon, 8 Sep 2014, Matthew Dickinson

remarked:

I just got an Epsom + Z1-6 Travelcard on my Southern Key card. It seems

to operate gates as fast as Oyster, and the journey history shows up on

the web page within half an hour, rather than next day for Oyster.



Things seem to be looking up for ITSO. I think we might have been

expecting the extension to Travelcards to go live at the earliest *next*

week, after the Thameslink franchise changes hands and

contactless-on-the-tube goes public.



Meanwhile, I was in Edinburgh over the weekend and tried out my Scotrail

ITSO card on one of the TVMs. It took *ages* to read the card (two to

three seconds) but did then offer me a range of Scotrail destinations to

buy a walk-up day ticket to. I didn't actually try buying one.



I wonder when other agencies besides London will start to accept

contactless. Besides London, IIRC, Bergen is the only other place to

accept contactless as payment.

TfGM have mentioned it.

https://www.getmethere.com/web/tfgm_...e#a-card-types

In message , at
08:06:17 on Mon, 8 Sep 2014, Matthew Dickinson
remarked:
I wonder when other agencies besides London will start to accept
contactless. Besides London, IIRC, Bergen is the only other place to
accept contactless as payment.

TfGM have mentioned it.
https://www.getmethere.com/web/tfgm_...e#a-card-types

Although as "coming soon(fsvo)":

"In later phases of get me there, you'll be able to use your
contactless bank card to travel on Metrolink by simply using it
to touch in and out, without having to buy a travelcard or load
on travel credit first."

Contactless on the London Underground was in this state for quite a long
time
--
Roland Perry

On Monday, 8 September 2014 11:04:09 UTC+1, Matthew Dickinson wrote:
I just got an Epsom + Z1-6 Travelcard on my Southern Key card. It seems to operate gates as fast as Oyster, and the journey history shows up on the web page within half an hour, rather than next day for Oyster.

I've travelled around with it quite a bit in the last few days. The only problem I've had is the gateline at St Pancras Low Level not recognising it.

"Matthew Dickinson" wrote ...

On Monday, 8 September 2014 11:04:09 UTC+1, Matthew Dickinson wrote:
I just got an Epsom + Z1-6 Travelcard on my Southern Key card. It seems
to operate gates as fast as Oyster, and the journey history shows up on
the web page within half an hour, rather than next day for Oyster.

I've travelled around with it quite a bit in the last few days. The only
problem I've had is the gateline at St Pancras Low Level not recognising
it.


Have you tried it on a TfL bus or Tramlink reader?


--
Mike D

TfL buses work fine. The ETM flashes up ITSO card. I haven't tried Tramlink yet.

In article ,
(Matthew Dickinson) wrote:

TfL buses work fine. The ETM flashes up ITSO card. I haven't tried
Tramlink yet.

Curious. My National Bus Concession card did work this week. I tried it on 3
buses too.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

wrote
(Matthew Dickinson) wrote:

TfL buses work fine. The ETM flashes up ITSO card. I haven't tried
Tramlink yet.

Curious. My National Bus Concession card did work this week. I tried it on
3
buses too.

If you mean 3 TfL buses they seem to go together.


--
Mike D