Ticketless #trams travel coming soon to #EdinburghTrams with the introduction of tap on / tap off payment by contactless bank card, including a maximum fare cap – finally integrated with #LothianBuses to allow proper #multimodal journeys.
(#TransportForEdinburgh travel passes (aka “Ridacards”) still offer the best value for very frequent travellers.)
@enobacon Good point! But the other aspect of the #municipal bus company having #GPS tracking of buses is that Control can see when this sort of thing happens, and can radio the drivers to transfer pax from one bus at a suitable point and then turn the other one back to try to restore normal service. To their credit, #LothianBuses are normally pretty good at this. 
For the first time in my life, I have encountered the “You wait ages for a bus and then two come at once” scenario…
(Actually, very little waiting, the #TfE #Edinburgh #LothianBuses #BusTracker app means you can leave to get to the stop just before the right time. 
But two buses on the same (less frequent) service route right behind each other? Something didn’t quite work out right somewhere!)
Taken this day, 2021, night bus, Holy Corner https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/51702756548/
