Contactless/SmartCard Payments at Milton Keynes Central

[shawcurious]

Hi All,

While at Milton Keynes Central the other day, I noticed a man 'tapping out' with some sort of contactless card on a yellow TFL-esque reader. I didn't manage to get a glimpse of the card he was using, and was wondering if anyone knew if you could use contactless to MKC, or if its some sort of new (or old!) system?

Thanks in advance, John )

 

[LUSOwner]

From a quick glance at the ticket barriers on NRE, there seems to be some sort of card machine on top of the barriers. However I can't make out what it is.

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stat...otDetails.aspx?stdCode=SME_MKC&fullsize=23521

 

[shawcurious]

The barriers are slightly different now - they have the QR code readers as well as the yellow pad I was talking about in my previous post - thanks for the reply

 

[Mike395]

It'll either be someone on the Smartcard trial or a member of staff most likely, both of these groups have ITSO smartcards.

 

[shawcurious]

Ahhh, interesting - defo wasn’t a member of staff - thanks for the reply )

 

[221129]

Ahhh, interesting - defo wasn’t a member of staff - thanks for the reply )

How can you be so sure?

 

[shawcurious]

How can you be so sure?

Well it could have been, but the must have been off duty - i was behind them from train to gate

 

[Starmill]

There are quite a lot of tickets on ITSO available these days, all over the place.

 

[Mag_seven]

Well it could have been, but the must have been off duty

Or they could have been a retired member of staff using their retired persons travel facilities.

 

[shawcurious]

Or they could have been a retired member of staff using their retired persons travel facilities.

Bloody hell, I feel like I'm being interrogated

 

[Mag_seven]

Bloody hell, I feel like I'm being interrogated

Just consider your question answered.

 

[mattdickinson]

Are there any gatelines left on National Rail without smart card readers? The last one I know of was Paddington platforms 2-5 which recently had them fitted.

 

[Wallsendmag]

Shouldn't be.

 

[Bensonby]

Metropolitan Police officers have smart cards for use on trains across Southeast England.