The Amazing Race > The Racers
TAR 19: Ernie Halvorsen & Cindy Chiang (Engaged)
apskip:
--- Quote from: Topita on December 11, 2011, 08:43:21 AM ---
I agree with this. I live in the Netherlands and have travelled by train here, in Germany and Belgium a lot!
Sometimes you're on a train for 2,5-3 or 4 hours, and nobody comes to ever check your ticket, sometimes they do a run 3 times. :cmas11
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Topita,
I once knew the answer to this question, but I don't now:
Are you on international trains supposed to punch your train ticket on special machines before entering a train?
Topita:
--- Quote from: apskip on December 11, 2011, 11:38:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: Topita on December 11, 2011, 08:43:21 AM ---
I agree with this. I live in the Netherlands and have travelled by train here, in Germany and Belgium a lot!
Sometimes you're on a train for 2,5-3 or 4 hours, and nobody comes to ever check your ticket, sometimes they do a run 3 times. :cmas11
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Topita,
I once knew the answer to this question, but I don't now:
Are you on international trains supposed to punch your train ticket on special machines before entering a train?
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I think that depends on the country you are in most likely. The last time I was on an international train I went to Paris on TGV, it was an e-ticket I booked and all they did was check it. This was over 2 years ago though but I think this still applies. I don't remember going through any special machines but I suppose it's possible on other international stations. In other travels to Germany and Belgium I just purchased a ticket at the international ticket office and they simply checked it on the train.
On the trains inside the Netherlands you just purchase a ticket usually from a machine and they stamp it with a date/timestamp. You can also buy a ticket without a date but then you have to date/timestamp it on the platform before entering the train else it's not valid and you'll be given a fine.
They have changed a lot in transport in the Netherlands though eg in subwaystations. You need to enter the card before you can actually get on the platform.
There was a plan to use socalled 'ov-chipgate' (i.e. you'd use your public transport chipcard which is now used everywhere here in the Netherlands unless you pay cash which is a lot more expensive) on most trainstations but as far as I know they abandonned that plan since there were too many technical problems/ failures and complaints of malfunction. Not sure how many stations have them at the moment, since nowadays I don't travel as much by train as I did 2-3 years ago.
Typically I don't think they use that sort of system for international trains as it would be too much hassle for tourists to go through. I think it's more common to have someone on the train checking the tickets.
Jobby:
Take a look at the first page where all the comments were positive for this team. (And they a look at recent pages) :cmaslol
I still think they made a great team, predicted them to be in the final three, predicted them to win. And they did.
Deserving winners, definitely. :cmas16
Prophet:
I still don't like them, but congrats anyway :lol:
paldog123456:
--- Quote from: Prophet on December 11, 2011, 08:50:14 PM ---I still don't like them, but congrats anyway :lol:
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THIS.
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