Oyster dispensing machines rolled out across Tube network

Some 400 machines have been upgraded to issue Oyster cards

Some 400 machines have been upgraded to issue Oyster cards

Oyster cards can now be bought from ticket machines at almost every station on the London Underground network. The machines, fitted with a new dispensing mechanism , can issue Oysters cards as quickly as paper tickets, said a Transport for London spokeswoman.

Some 400 Oyster dispensing machines, upgraded by Cubic Transportation Systems, are in operation across the Tube network, with at least one machine at every station expect Roding Valley.

Each of the upgraded machines can hold 400 Oyster...