jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

I’m lost

I’ve just crossed a capital city by train, 3 stops so far*.

Not once been told to mind the gap between the platform and the train.

Not once been warned to not leave behind my luggage.

Not once been warned to not open the doors before the train is at the platform.

Not once been told to label my luggage.

Not once been told to mind the closing doors.

And no one died (as far as I’m aware).

    • I’m now in Belgium having arrived from France earlier
samueljohnson,
@samueljohnson@mstdn.social avatar

@jon No "See it, Say it, Sorted?"

mjr,
@mjr@masto.bike avatar

@samueljohnson @jon Saturday's electrostar had some intermittent contact problem on the speakers. At least once it went "this is the service to London (crackles, long long pause) Sorted!" Which was nice.

samueljohnson,
@samueljohnson@mstdn.social avatar

@mjr @jon but was the "t" pronounced or swallowed? 😋

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@samueljohnson Ha. No. Thank goodness!

hallvors,
@hallvors@oslo.town avatar

@jon And you survived without falling into any gaps between trains and platforms? :o

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@hallvors So far! But I’m living dangerously.

albertcardona,
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@jon

Recalling here that saying, give the least number of instructions possible, otherwise for every instruction given even just once you will be expected to give it every time or the task won't get done.

simon_lucy,
@simon_lucy@mastodon.social avatar

@jon

Warnings about walk by thefts at stops would be useful.

samy,
@samy@eupolicy.social avatar

@simon_lucy @jon Those exist in some stations in Germany when there are longer stops.

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@samy @simon_lucy sure but it’s a common problem between Bruxelles Midi and Bruxelles Nord in particular. But I’ve got to Leuven without anything stolen either 🙂

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

(Oh and it took me about 30 seconds and involved no UX WTF moments to activate a Standard Multi journey for the trip - and Standard Multi remains one of the most brilliant ticket products anywhere. It matches my needs as a semi regular long distance traveller perfectly)

quixoticgeek,
@quixoticgeek@v.st avatar

@jon what is a standard multi in this context ?

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@quixoticgeek 10 single trips anywhere in Belgium to use within 12 months. Costs 99 euro. So essentially €9,90 to get you anywhere in Belgium you want, providing you travel semi regularly. (Today for me: Bruxelles Midi - Liege - Visé)

quixoticgeek,
@quixoticgeek@v.st avatar

@jon ooh, a Carnet. Those I like. Now keep the price the same, but make it work across Europe...

Can you just rock up, stamp the ticket at the validator machine, and get on a train ?

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@quixoticgeek on paper you write it on. In the app (which saves you a few Euro) you state start and end stations and activate.

mjr,
@mjr@masto.bike avatar

@jon @quixoticgeek does an app really save you a few euro? What price access to your phone, its data, network and battery? Transport tickets really ought to use standard ticket wallet apps. Bet their blasted app is only on Google and Apple app stores, not independent ones, entrenching the tech overlord monopolies further. 😤

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@mjr @quixoticgeek Sorry but I’m not queuing to buy it on paper.

quixoticgeek,
@quixoticgeek@v.st avatar

@jon @mjr there needs to be a nice middle ground. I hate the way everything is moving to apps. The other day I wanted to find a water tap. And the website for such, rather than offering a map just said download the app. Drives me nuts.

jon,
@jon@gruene.social avatar

@quixoticgeek @mjr Sure. But given the nature of this ticket - that only you can use it - it has to be connected to a login. Can be done on SNCB’s site too.

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