Remember This? : Daytripper Tickets Ad (2004)

In Sydney, daily transport fares for adults are capped at $17.80, and if the $50 weekly cap is reached, travel is free for the remainder of the week.

Before Opal Cards were introduced and the ability to pay fares directly from a debit or credit card, a person had to purchase a Daytripper ticket to access unlimited travel on the day of travel.

However, there were limitations compared with Opal fares—the ticket was not valid on light rail services and services operated by private bus operators.

Source: Sydney Ferries, Sydney Buses & CityRail. 2004. "Daytripper" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, January 16: 27. 

Is the Opal Travel Daily Cap cheaper than a Daytripper ticket in 2004?

According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, a Daytripper ticket purchased in 2004 for $15 equates to a person spending $24.96 today. Therefore, a commuter can have unlimited travel on public transport at a cheaper price in 2024.

Remember This? Cityrail periodical tickets Ad (1991)

I am in the process of unearthing some further material on the evolution of Westfield Miranda. This week "Remember This" returns to fill in the gap.

Below is a 1991 advertisement by Cityrail promoting the sale of periodical tickets. The introduction of the Opal Card in recent years and the travel cap (originally $60 per week, now $50) has marked the end of such tickets. Reduced fare journeys are also available to regular commuters on a weekly basis e.g. a person making return trips to and from work five days a week saves 10% along. Opal also $2 discounts for transfers to other modes of public transport in a journey, which was not available with paper tickets for single or return trips.

How about a person who does alot of travel in one day? $15 maximum daily travel cap.

The abolition of periodical tickets did hurt some as they were attracted by the big savings on offer by paying upfront.

Commuters were promised up to 196 free trips if they bought a yearly ticket. The advertisement was published in The Daily Telegraph Mirror on June 3, 1991.