Remember the T-Card? (2 Viewers)

[BrokenGlass]

Just wondering... Does anyone remember the T-Card? Did you ever end up using it?

 

[soloooooo]

Never even heard of it, so no, don't remember it.

 

[Leffife]

T Card? I am not familiar with that name, was it used for like ferries & trams?

 

[kaz1]

It was supposed to be a substitute for my bus pass at school. Bit stupid really, had to swipe the T-card and show my bus pass anyway.

 

[Siddy123]

haha i remember it
we got them all taken off us, coz they cancelled it...
but as kaz said... it was pointless... still had to sow bus pass

 

[soloooooo]

What year are we talking here?

 

[Carrotsticks]

Still have mine here:

 

[wootwoot1234]

What year are we talking here?

I still have my T-card too. Around 2005-2006.

 

[D94]

I remember, still have mine. It was efficient...until we were forced to show our bus pass as well :|

 

[BrokenGlass]

Good to know its not just me who thought it was completely and utterly useless.

 

[Riproot]

It would've been good if it replaced bus passes. Which it sort of did since the machine went funny if you weren't going where you were supposed to (did it for me a few times when I was going to friends' places) but I guess it was pretty shit.

 

[seremify007]

I remember it was such a waste of effort having to show my bus pass as well as tap on with the T-card. When the T-card readers didn't work the bus driver asked us to show both cards.

I think I was in either Year 11 or 12 so would've been 04/05?

 

[nerdasdasd]

Just wondering... Does anyone remember the T-Card? Did you ever end up using it?

Yep

I put it in the grinder

 

[D94]

Fast track several years later, we now have the Opal Card. I wonder how concession will work considering how fail it was with the T card.

 

[Speed6]

Yes I used it.

 

[BLIT2014]

Yeah

 

[seventhroot]

Fast track several years later, we now have the Opal Card. I wonder how concession will work considering how fail it was with the T card.

Just program the card with concession fares?

 

[kalstar]

I still have it as well. I don't remember it being as flawed as the opal card and it was pretty much instant when you scanned it.

 

[D94]

Just program the card with concession fares?

No, that wasn't the issue with T cards - we are talking in the context of T cards. We were asked to tap our T cards but also present our concession pass as we boarded buses. That made the entire process inefficient and effectively made the T card pointless. Currently, high school students (16+) have a concession pass, and uni students also have a concession pass. Now with the Opal cards, if high school students also have to present ID, then Opal isn't exactly that much more efficient than what we currently have (although, T card was discontinued due to other reasons, but it was undoubtedly an inefficient process).

 

[seventhroot]

No, that wasn't the issue with T cards - we are talking in the context of T cards. We were asked to tap our T cards but also present our concession pass as we boarded buses. That made the entire process inefficient and effectively made the T card pointless. Currently, high school students (16+) have a concession pass, and uni students also have a concession pass. Now with the Opal cards, if high school students also have to present ID, then Opal isn't exactly that much more efficient than what we currently have (although, T card was discontinued due to other reasons, but it was undoubtedly an inefficient process).

well you know how UNSW gives that red stamp or holo on the card; maybe we can show an opal card next time instead of our student ID?