Jon WorthMar 23

With legislation on rail ticketing due from the European Commission this spring, how can policymakers - who never normally see the problem - be shown it in a fun way?

The idea: the European Railway Ticketing Championship
https://jonworth.eu/a-silly-idea-to-prove-a-point-the-european-railway-ticketing-championship/

Have a read and let me know what you think!

A silly idea to prove a point? The European Railway Ticketing Championship

With Regulations to finally sort the problems with purchasing tickets for trains, Europe-wide, due to be presented by the European Commission this spring, there remains a crucial problem: do the people who are drafting this legislation (in the Commission), deciding on it (in the Council of the EU and the

Jon Worth
Show threadMaartjeMar 23
@jon next level should be "here are a bunch of ticket machines you have 30 seconds to book a journey"
Show threadJon WorthMar 23
@maartje Like that old TV show "supermarket sweep" - ticket machine sweep. Platinum level: Paris terminals 🤣
Show threadMaartjeMar 23
@jon you need a ticket from TER station to TGV over RER to TGV to TER in other region, you hold 1 local 1 national discount card you have 1 minute
Show threadpglux.bsky.socialMar 23
There should be a super platinum level: a station in a typical 🇫🇷 rural sous-préfecture, where there's only 1 ticket vending machine, no staff whatsoever and driver-only operated trains.
Show threadJon Worth
@pglux.bsky.social And that ticket machine is one with the click wheel, does not accept your card, and there is no mobile signal for an online ticket. And then Securité Ferroviare suddenly appears when you board the train!
Mar 23 at 11:33amWeb
Show threadpglux.bsky.socialMar 23
Oh yes, the whole works 😬😬😬 "Œuf, jambon, fromage" 😋 And those TVMs have a very limited choice of destinations.