MultiPass app for Oyster-like ticket selection after travel

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From The Guardian

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The innovators: the virtual train pass that gets you the best fare even after you've travelled

MultiPass aims to revolutionise train ticketing across the British rail network, allowing commuters to always get the cheapest price for their journeys


MultiPass works in a similar way to Oyster^▸ (Smartcard system used by passengers on Transport for London services) card, calculating cheapest fare for all journeys taken in one day and over a week. Photograph: Abellio Greater Anglia website

Shane Hickey    Sunday 27 March 2016 11.35 BST

Buying a train ticket for rail travel in Britain can be a trying experience. Getting the best price available for a journey while faced with lengthy queues to see a sales clerk can test the most robust patience.

In the coming months, commuters in Greater Anglia will be offered a new service which aims to simplify the rail journey and charge users the best price, avoiding the often Byzantine fare structures associated with rail travel.

MultiPass is an app that finds the best fare for the day or the week, depending on how the user has travelled. Commuters have to check in on the app after arriving at a train station. The app then works as a virtual pass, recording journeys, with data used to work out best fare. A trial involving 100 people last year is now being extended to a full operating system from May in a bid to replace paper tickets.
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[Brucey]

Looks like a great system for those who have to make last minute travel plans.  Although I imagine a smartcard (or even a contactless payment card) could possibly be used in a similar way, without all the hassle of apps.

However, I really wish these types of innovation were implemented on a national scale.  Just look at how disintegrated the current smartcard system has become.