I hope this doesn't catch on with aircraft - could be very awkward:
BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning reported that from April 1, Northern Rail is replacing train numbers with barcodes that trainspotters can photograph and then upload to the web via their smartphones.
The barcodes are specially elongated so that trainspotters can snap them as the train speeds past, and also means they can help inform commuters about whether the trains are running on time.
However, pop impresario and keen trainspotter Pete Waterman is leading the charge against the barcodes, saying: “It’s not the same thing. It’s like email – you can’t beat meeting people.”
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train numbers replaced with barcodes
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train numbers replaced with barcodes
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Re: train numbers replaced with barcodes
April fool.
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