Trial of of paper receipts for tickets issued on board the train

[yorksrob]

With ll that space on the back it does beg the Question of why the endorsements box has been kept so small!

Advertising space is my guess.

 

[crehld]

Advertising space is my guess.

Perhaps, but I get the Impression the 'back of the ticket advertising space' market has never really taken off.

 

[yorksrob]

Perhaps, but I get the Impression the 'back of the ticket advertising space' market has never really taken off.

Well yes. Seems to be more of a bus thing so far anyway.

 

[jon0844]

Possibly?

Two litre bottle?

 

[najaB]

Possibly?

From that photo it looks shorter (lengthwise) and taller than ATB format.

 

[WillPS]

I'm struggling to see the negative with this. Every wallet has a space for notes and receipts which this can be bunged in.

 

[najaB]

I'm struggling to see the negative with this. Every wallet has a space for notes and receipts which this can be bunged in.

I'm not necessarily saying it's a downside, but credit-card size tickets fit nicely into credit-card size ticket wallets that fit nicely into top pockets. Meaning you don't have to fish your wallet out when there's a ticket inspection.

 

[Parallel]

I made a return trip on the Treherbert line earlier in the week and was surprised to see guards printing tickets onto normal orange ticket stock, rather than receipt paper! Has the trial ended or is it only selected guards/at selected times?

 

[BHXDMT]

Had two of the orange thermal roll tickets presented to me today for the first time. Both issued at New Street so I assume Virgin have a new machine out and about...

Both were very crumpled because of the size and the way they were being stored in wallets. Neither passenger was impressed with how big they were when I asked!

If I hadn't seen the posts in this thread I'd have had no idea what they were, we've received no briefs on any other TOCs moving to the orange thermal roll tickets yet!

 

[Flamingo]

Trainers are now being briefed on GWR on the new machines. As I'm not a trainer (they don't want me passing on my bad habits and poor attitude) I still have very little idea about them, but the feedback so far is positive from the people who have seen them.

 

[Wallsendmag]

VTEC are piloting their version currently I hear


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[hairyhandedfool]

VTEC are piloting their version currently I hear

"DORIS", Digital Onboard Retail Issuing System, apparently.

 

[crehld]

"DORIS", Digital Onboard Retail Issuing System, apparently.

Sounds like someone thought of the acronym first and then found the words to fit.

 

[PeterC]

I skipped about 10 pages in this thread so I don't know if it has been mentioned before but didn't the early Paytrains use bus type tickets?

 

[Haywain]

Sounds like someone thought of the acronym first and then found the words to fit.

I can imagine that a lot of acronyms will have been tried and discarded along the way!

 

[Solent&Wessex]

I skipped about 10 pages in this thread so I don't know if it has been mentioned before but didn't the early Paytrains use bus type tickets?

Yes, mainly Almex or Setright bus ticket machines, the only available fares were for journeys wholly on the paytrain route, journeys off the route would need re-booking at an interchange station.