Fare enough: A systems view of ticketing and fare evasion on Melbourne’s trams, from bell-punch to myki

Author

As well as being a tramway historian, Russell Jones is a Melbourne-based senior IT executive with over 25 years experience in a broad range of industries, including banking, utilities, insurance, defence, commercial software and agriculture.

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