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Title: Smart ticketing on the Severn Beach Line Post by: JayMac on March 19, 2015, 11:13:14 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=15482.msg172510#msg172510
Following that conversation I had last week with the DSM at Bristol TM, word reaches me that what I was told is indeed correct. A pilot scheme is coming, as discussed at the FGW Community Rail Conference. Title: Re: Smart ticketing on the Severn Beach Line Post by: TonyK on March 19, 2015, 20:14:09 Review of Sunday ops? Is that worrying?
Title: Re: Smart ticketing on the Severn Beach Line Post by: Bmblbzzz on April 11, 2015, 20:31:31 Do you know anything about what this smart ticketing scheme might look like in practice? Something like Oyster cards, maybe? And is it to be restricted to the Severn Beach line or will it be compatible with other smart ticketing/smart card systems on other lines? For instance, I recently read this:
Quote Smart ticketing is coming to the West Midlands as the Department for Transport (DfT) pledges ^620,000 for the scheme. http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Fares-rail-policy-and-DfT-news/dft-invests-in-smart-ticketing-in-the-west-midlands... Separately, the minister also announced that the government will be working with the UK Cards Association ^ the body representing the card payments industry ^ to bring contactless payment to public transport country-wide. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |