Oh man, what a throwback. I was in primary school when these were around. I always wanted to press all the shiny buttons but wasn’t allowed to (with good reason). I guess I’ll never press those buttons.
lyndsaysmith61 on
yes lmao, rushing because the train is only a few minutes away making sure you’re hitting the right buttons 😂 good ol times
Own-Researcher9514 on
The Que at busy times wasn’t fun, tickets at window as well
Tiny-Mathematician33 on
When city circle was an all day use ticket ðŸ˜
RedDeer505 on
I remember pressing Central instead of Town Hall and wondering if I’d get in trouble on the train.
tomthecomputerguy on
i remember being at loftus trying to get to sutherland. kept pressing loftus instead of sutherland and wondering why it wasn’t working.
Dream_1 on
They really weren’t, so much easier now and don’t have to deal with grumpy city rail workers to buy tickets.
spookysadghoul on
I remember panicking at Unanderra station trying to buy a ticket quickly before the train left and wouldn’t be another train for an hour.
AA_25 on
How is it that some dickhead didn’t just say, “give every station 3 digits, number them, and have a keypad to enter the number of the station you want to go to”. But no we got a button for every single station possible.
ze_boingboing on
Helping others find their station because my train was coming was also a thing
watchdestars on
No they fucking weren’t
Pinkfatrat on
I miss these as much as I miss throwing coins in the toll booth, wearing motorcycle gloves.
Miserable-Caramel316 on
I remember the lines behind these things on Monday morning
Luck_Beats_Skill on
They certainly were days.
gibbo4053 on
Oh the memories of paying for a $2.20 ticket with a $20 note and it raining down twelve coins as change.
Dumbdoodledoggin on
I still have a huge pile of tickets somewhere in my room. Kinda glad I’ve kept them
AccordingWarning9534 on
wow, blast from the past. Are we that old?
EmergencyLavishness1 on
Using two 5c coins glued together instead of a $2.
Those were the days indeed
Cheel_AU on
Narrator: those were not the days
Purgii on
I prefer the piece of green cardboard you’d tear in half if you got a return ticket.
Pouringsoup on
I remember junkies stand around them asking for money. Cause they don’t have enough money to buy a train ticket. When you help them buy, they go ‘no’….
InstantShiningWizard on
The only thing I miss from that era were the cheaper yearly tickets
sfc-Juventino on
Question 1 was do you have degrees in Electrical Engineering and Geospatial Navigation to operate this machine ? If so, please proceed.
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Oh man, what a throwback. I was in primary school when these were around. I always wanted to press all the shiny buttons but wasn’t allowed to (with good reason). I guess I’ll never press those buttons.
yes lmao, rushing because the train is only a few minutes away making sure you’re hitting the right buttons 😂 good ol times
The Que at busy times wasn’t fun, tickets at window as well
When city circle was an all day use ticket ðŸ˜
I remember pressing Central instead of Town Hall and wondering if I’d get in trouble on the train.
i remember being at loftus trying to get to sutherland. kept pressing loftus instead of sutherland and wondering why it wasn’t working.
They really weren’t, so much easier now and don’t have to deal with grumpy city rail workers to buy tickets.
I remember panicking at Unanderra station trying to buy a ticket quickly before the train left and wouldn’t be another train for an hour.
How is it that some dickhead didn’t just say, “give every station 3 digits, number them, and have a keypad to enter the number of the station you want to go to”. But no we got a button for every single station possible.
Helping others find their station because my train was coming was also a thing
No they fucking weren’t
I miss these as much as I miss throwing coins in the toll booth, wearing motorcycle gloves.
I remember the lines behind these things on Monday morning
They certainly were days.
Oh the memories of paying for a $2.20 ticket with a $20 note and it raining down twelve coins as change.
I still have a huge pile of tickets somewhere in my room. Kinda glad I’ve kept them
wow, blast from the past. Are we that old?
Using two 5c coins glued together instead of a $2.
Those were the days indeed
Narrator: those were not the days
I prefer the piece of green cardboard you’d tear in half if you got a return ticket.
I remember junkies stand around them asking for money. Cause they don’t have enough money to buy a train ticket. When you help them buy, they go ‘no’….
The only thing I miss from that era were the cheaper yearly tickets
Question 1 was do you have degrees in Electrical Engineering and Geospatial Navigation to operate this machine ? If so, please proceed.