With reference to the end of avantix, example this thread I was wondering what people think new machines ought to be able to do?
I will start this by noting both the rise in smartcard tickets, but also the reality that paper ticket (whether orange card, A4 paper, mobile tickets) will be around for the forseeable.
For me (as someone who works as a manager in the bus industry; where every passenger is logged with a series of buttons) it is not really acceptable that guards look at tickets and nod, with no input on their machine (I will return to this later).
What I think is required is a machine with a large touch screen, an ITSO reader (that doubles as a contactless reader), an aztec code scanner, a chip & pin reader, and a printer.
It would have a 3G/4G connection (and ideally be able to use the GSM-R masts, as it is indeed part of the operational railway) to transfer transactions and EFTPOS, as well as WiFi for downloading/docking at conductor base offices.
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Now the big change: I would like all tickets to be written to an accessible database, such that when their aztec code is scanned (on the barrier of their start station) it marks the ticket as started, a grip on the train marks it as used (to the pair of calling points the grip is inbetween) and the barrier at the 'end' station ends it. This would also allow BOJ to be undertaken fairly.
ITSO touches would do the exact same thing to smart tickets.
I will start this by noting both the rise in smartcard tickets, but also the reality that paper ticket (whether orange card, A4 paper, mobile tickets) will be around for the forseeable.
For me (as someone who works as a manager in the bus industry; where every passenger is logged with a series of buttons) it is not really acceptable that guards look at tickets and nod, with no input on their machine (I will return to this later).
What I think is required is a machine with a large touch screen, an ITSO reader (that doubles as a contactless reader), an aztec code scanner, a chip & pin reader, and a printer.
It would have a 3G/4G connection (and ideally be able to use the GSM-R masts, as it is indeed part of the operational railway) to transfer transactions and EFTPOS, as well as WiFi for downloading/docking at conductor base offices.
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Now the big change: I would like all tickets to be written to an accessible database, such that when their aztec code is scanned (on the barrier of their start station) it marks the ticket as started, a grip on the train marks it as used (to the pair of calling points the grip is inbetween) and the barrier at the 'end' station ends it. This would also allow BOJ to be undertaken fairly.
ITSO touches would do the exact same thing to smart tickets.