anyone from perth that goes on here?

[trainsperth]

good afternoon,

just wondering if there are any other perthies that get on the board here?

would be nice to see some more perth news

[ozbob]

Welcome trainsperth!

There are a few but you never know more might join now!  Please feel free to post news and whats happening.

Cheers
Bob

[trainsperth]

thank you bob,

will keep my eye out & post as appropriate

looking forward to seeing more perth people here

[#Metro]

Hi trainsperth. Do you have a contactless ticketing system over there?
I've heard good things about Perth's PT.

[verbatim9]

Hi trainsperth. Do you have a contactless ticketing system over there?
I've heard good things about Perth's PT.

Yeah they do it called smart rider and has capping and automatically works out if you are in the free zone with in the city hub. http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares/SmartRider/GettingStarted/tabid/80/Default.aspx

SE Qld has so much to learn and catch up. How about a software update on Go card to include Daily, Weekly and Monthly capping!!!!!!

[O_128]

Why can we have free travel between city stations

Or better yet free travel within one zone



How hard would it be to put those signs in aswell

[trainsperth]

the one criticism i have when it comes to the FTZ (Free Transit Zone) is that they are only free if you have a smart rider
otherwise you still have to pay $1.70 standard/$0.60c concession for a 2 section ticket

http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/UsingTransperth/FreeTransperthServices/tabid/146/Default.aspx

though no doubt im sure there are plenty of people who do not bother
but that all depends on what stations they are getting on/off at & how nice a mood the transit officers are in if there are any checking

at the end of the day though, for people who live here, there isnt really any good excuse for not purchasing a smart rider
it is so much more inconvenient & time wasting to purchase a cash ticket now that we have the option not to & you also get a discount on smartrider

http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares/GeneralFareInformation/tabid/111/Default.aspx

[stephenk]

Why can we have free travel between city stations

Or better yet free travel within one zone



How hard would it be to put those signs in aswell

Good point!

It is very easy to miss the grey go-card readers on platforms. Myki readers are much more obvious! Can Translink paint the readers yellow?