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Post by Dstock7080 on Feb 28, 2017 7:15:55 GMT
I might be wrong but I don't think train staff had any sort of gate pass prior to oyster and they had to show their staff ID to be let through gates. As I said in an earlier post, machine readable/magnetic plastic Staff Passes came in with the UTS system. |
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Post by tubelightonline on Feb 28, 2017 7:27:15 GMT
Is this an example of the gates being operated by a staff pass?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Feb 28, 2017 8:39:47 GMT
Is this an example of the gates being operated by a staff pass? More likely to be a UTS Gate Permit mentioned earlier. |
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Post by rheostar on Feb 28, 2017 8:59:41 GMT
I might be wrong but I don't think train staff had any sort of gate pass prior to oyster and they had to show their staff ID to be let through gates. You're right. Prior to Oyster we used to show our staff pass to whoever was on the gate. |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Feb 28, 2017 16:14:07 GMT
I might be wrong but I don't think train staff had any sort of gate pass prior to oyster and they had to show their staff ID to be let through gates. As I said in an earlier post, machine readable/magnetic plastic Staff Passes came in with the UTS system. I might be wrong but I don't think train staff had any sort of gate pass prior to oyster and they had to show their staff ID to be let through gates. You're right. Prior to Oyster we used to show our staff pass to whoever was on the gate. taken from 1990 UTS UndergrounD Ticketing System Handbook; showing magnetic stripe Staff Pass with coloured stripe (with blue stripe at top) these were changed every 2 years, (i remember red and yellow stripes); these could be used in UTS gates:  |
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Post by snoggle on Feb 28, 2017 17:36:45 GMT
Is this an example of the gates being operated by a staff pass? No. What it looks like is one of the trial stations where we tried out the very first smartcard tickets. The trial was at St James's Park, Green Park and Victoria (D&C). The ticket hall looks like it might be Green Park. The colour of the target is the thing that's confusing me but my memory may be playing up. The first smart "tickets" were really just a form of gate pass valid only at the trial stations and were not an authority to travel. You had to have some other ticket in order to travel / for inspection purposes. We had a cross section of staff and a smallish sample of passengers (chosen from season ticket record cards at the stations taking part) taking part. We had great fun in the trial as we used to hide the smartcard in gloves and wave our hands above the target and, hey presto, the gate opened. Some tourists saw us do this and did the same and duly walked into the paddles.  I once hid it inside a newly purchased BR national timetable book and plonked the timetable on the reader and went through the gate.   |
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Post by philthetube on Feb 28, 2017 18:21:02 GMT
As I said in an earlier post, machine readable/magnetic plastic Staff Passes came in with the UTS system. You're right. Prior to Oyster we used to show our staff pass to whoever was on the gate. taken from 1990 UTS UndergrounD Ticketing System Handbook; showing magnetic stripe Staff Pass with coloured stripe (with blue stripe at top) these were changed every 2 years, (i remember red and yellow stripes); these could be used in UTS gates: Having seen the pictures I am sure I never had one and always had to show my pass at the gates. |
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Post by rheostar on Mar 2, 2017 8:39:16 GMT
taken from 1990 UTS UndergrounD Ticketing System Handbook; showing magnetic stripe Staff Pass with coloured stripe (with blue stripe at top) these were changed every 2 years, (i remember red and yellow stripes); these could be used in UTS gates: Having seen the pictures I am sure I never had one and always had to show my pass at the gates. Perhaps I did have one of those passes, but I rarely used it to go through the gates. It was easier to just show my pass on the barrier. |
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Post by revupminster on Mar 2, 2017 10:33:06 GMT
I must be on my fourth PTAC identity card in 16 years. Still the same picture and I have even less hair now. My retired Oyster card (I took early retirement as soon as I could) is still the original; 16 years old and still going.
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Post by philthetube on Mar 2, 2017 17:01:21 GMT
Same Pic for me as well, also when I scan my oyster on a bus it shows expiry date 2061, happy 100th birthday to me.
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I once hid it inside a newly purchased BR national timetable book and plonked the timetable on the reader and went through the gate. 
