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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: chunky munkychunky munky Date: Jul 12, 2008 18:30
On Jul 12, 1:49 pm, Paul Corfield dsl.pipex.com> wrote:> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:13:24 -0700 (PDT), Offramp
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> gmail.com> wrote:>>It looks as if Oyster readers are not working on any London bus today.
>>Why not?
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> Complete guess but I would expect a software change / download to be the
> problem. All the gates are "on line" so can have revised software
> downloaded quickly. Buses would get it via the garage system and hence
> the comments from TfL about buses needing to go back to garages to be
> "reset" later today.
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> All the buses I used this morning had "defective" card readers. One
> driver had put a piece of paper over the reader saying "free day" and
> happily telling everyone that it was a "special offer day" on the tube
> and buses.
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> Paul C
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> Admits to working for London Underground!
The problem with the software was that any card touched on a bit of
Oyster kit was hotlisted and permenantly disabled. Anyone affected by
this will have to get a brand new card.
Yet another PFI cock up, albeit only one day, not long after a few
weeks ago when they were updating software on the LU Radios which they
didnt realise was causing them not to work, until alphabetically it
got to D for District! (At least the W&C would be pleased)
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