I saw something yesterday that made me very confused about so-called "cashless trams".
There was a revenue inspection on my tram and as is usually the case, someone was caught.
The supposed fare evader started to argue with the RPI. I usually don't pay attention to these but I overheard her saying "top up" and possibly "app" and she was trying to show the RPI something on her phone, when the RPI said something completely unexpected: "Do you have £2.60 on you?"
She got her wallet out and started counting some coins, while he continued checking people's cards. Just as the doors opened at the next stop, the RPI found another fare evader, so motioned him off the tram. The first woman with the coins now in her hand followed them to the door but didn't get off. The RPI didn't pay her any attention from the platform, just staring at the driver's mirror, then the doors closed, so she shrugged and sat back down again.
This was the information on the platform - can anyone shed some light on what happened?