tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post4485993148726729162..comments2024-03-26T10:23:12.534+00:00Comments on round the rails we go: This Is Not A Blog PostScott Willisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-43904969224544087022015-08-22T16:10:57.795+01:002015-08-22T16:10:57.795+01:00Solo now added to Walrus!
http://www.merseytravel...Solo now added to Walrus!<br /><br />http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/Pages/Smart-ticketing-scheme-hits-next-milestone-with-launch-of-Solo-on-Walrus.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-67853674994021724172015-04-08T22:20:04.089+01:002015-04-08T22:20:04.089+01:00I have been to six different shops with pay point ...I have been to six different shops with pay point terminals, not one can top up a walrus card. The only place I can get it done is in bus depots.I have to pay the bus fare to get there. Genius mersey travelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-43419436478945201742014-12-12T16:06:26.318+00:002014-12-12T16:06:26.318+00:00The Walrus thing has been a farce from the beginni...The Walrus thing has been a farce from the beginning. It's surely been not short shy of a decade since the introduction of an Octopus-style card (yes, London wasn't the first, as much as they like to think it) was first muted. I wouldn't be surprised if we never see the Pay & Go version. Chances are, the pay by credit/debit card touch system that you see on buses will become the norm for one off journeys. <br /><br />It's a shame because a proper P&G smart card, which took into account the relevant discounts would help everyone. There'd be no need for Saveaways or even monthly tickets. If you spend more than £3.60 in Area C within a 24 hour period, then the Area C Saveaway would automatically kick in. Cross the water and you'd only be charged an extra pound. For the rest of the day, public transport would be free in the entire Merseytravel area. You could even programme it to know how much you've spend within a month and have Solo/Trio passes kick in. I suppose they can't afford a competent programmer on 35k a year to implement it properly. We can dream though.<br /><br />The Saveaway version, whilst ideally it should be redudant given the ideal scenario in the previous paragraph, would at least be some use to me if I could top it up online. I hate Saveaways for the one reason that you increasingly can't seem to buy the buggers anywhere. I live in Wavertree and there's no shortage of newsagents. The weird looks you get when you ask for a Saveaway, as if you've come from another planet; it's embarrassing. And then, when I do find a shop, usually a large meander from between where I live and the nearest bus stop, they don't sell the type I need. The last time, I wanted an All Area one but they only sold Area C. A couple of years back, it was the reverse scenario but I just bought the All Area anyway, as it still worked out cheaper for the journey I was making. Still, an extra £1 I didn't need to spend. And why can't we top it up online exactly? It's not like it's cutting edge technology. We've been topping up P&G sim cards for years. How hard can it be to implement?<br /><br />Argh, I'm so pissed off now!Garethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-40915602341481490182014-12-10T22:01:37.815+00:002014-12-10T22:01:37.815+00:00I've got myself one and have been using it on ...I've got myself one and have been using it on my little trips to/from Allerton, I find it pretty cool but then again I've never used one of these fancy smartcards before. AFAIK it <i>is</i> accepted at Chester but when I got there yesterday I had mine rejected so I'm not sure what's going on with that just yet (I wasn't fined and the fella at the booking office said they should be accepting them so maybe it was just a fault with the barriers), let's hope they get it right when it's fully rolled out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815633007658151039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-4970423899032670672014-12-03T09:58:34.830+00:002014-12-03T09:58:34.830+00:00Reminds me of the old MK Metro scheme of years gon...Reminds me of the old MK Metro scheme of years gone by. When Arriva took over, one of the first things they did is abolish it.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739094192244593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-33575575421404016092014-11-30T22:53:29.292+00:002014-11-30T22:53:29.292+00:00So with this new Saveaway you have a smartcard, bu...So with this new Saveaway you have a smartcard, but still pretty much have to carry a stupid receipt around at all times too. Smart move there Merseytravel.Dannoreply@blogger.com