Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
RIGHT I know this got ridiculed last time , but with the horrible weather turning up and my travel voucher book already looking tatty a possible idea to keep both the card and the book actually lasting the season.
You carry the whole travel voucher book around with you? I leave it in my drawer and remove the voucher I need on the day of the game
I was talking to Roger French yesterday, and when we were talking about the Albion and travel, he said that when Brighton and Hove Buses have fully intergrated their ticket machine card readers with Southern Rail, that we'll be able to use the season ticket smart card for travel to and from the Amex. Next season, obviously, but thats that
So is Brighton and Hove going to be going down the Oyster Card style route?
Yep, almost exactly that. You'll be able to log in online and purchase day/week/month savers which become active on your smartcard straight away and just need to hold them over the card reader, like the OAPs do at the moment, and you're on. I think, but don't quote me on this, that will come early next year or late this year because their initial rollout plan is to allow people to use the cards like our Season Ticket cards so you can pre-load credit and then when you get on the bus you'll be able to buy a saver/single or whatever using the credit on your card. I might have got it the wrong way around, but that was what mr French was saying.
Thats pretty good. And presumably the Amex S/T's will work on the bus and train like they do at the ground when travel has been pre-loaded?
So is Brighton and Hove going to be going down the Oyster Card style route?