Smartcard scheme expanded in UK

East Midlands Trains in the UK, part of the transport operator Stagecoach Group which operates trains and buses throughout the UK, is expanding its smartcard scheme that will allows rail users to purchase and store rail season tickets on a re-usable electronic smart card instead of using traditional paper tickets. The programme is operating under the UK government’s ITSO smartcard scheme for interoperable transport.
March 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
East Midlands Trains in the UK, part of the transport operator 256 Stagecoach Group which operates trains and buses throughout the UK, is expanding its smartcard scheme that will allows rail users to purchase and store rail season tickets on a re-usable electronic smart card instead of using traditional paper tickets. The programme is operating under the UK government’s 3836 ITSO smartcard scheme for interoperable transport.

647 Vix Technology is underpinning this expansion of smart card technology by installing ITSO Smart Card readers and platform validators at 26 stations across the East Midlands network. The company has also supplied the call centre retail system, built on the Vix back office ITSO HOPS system. The company also enables smart ticketing on Stagecoach buses with Vix TP5000 Smart Ticket machines used on its entire 7,000 fleet of buses outside London.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Developments in travel information display systems
    August 1, 2012
    David Crawford looks at recent developments in travel information display systems. It is important to remember that we are investing in Real-Time Passenger Information [RTPI] to increase ridership," says Robert Burke, Managing Director of New Zealand transit tracking technology specialist Connexionz, which has been involved in at-stop and remote passenger information since 1995. "Superior information improves the perception of public transport reliability and gives the passenger more choices and greater con
    Read More
  • Indra gets on board Cairo monorail
    June 1, 2022
    Group will provide ticketing technology and access control for Egypt's new transit system
    Read More
  • UK Government funds cleaner, greener bus journeys
    July 26, 2016
    The UK Government has made US$39 million (£30 million) of funding available to bus operators and local authorities in England, enabling them to buy low emission buses and install chargepoints and other infrastructure. In total, the 13 successful bidders will be able to add 326 buses, including electric, hybrid, hydrogen and biomethane buses, to their fleets, and install more than US$9 million (£7 million) worth of infrastructure. Among the winners is Sheffield City Region, which has been awarded US$1.7 m
    Read More
  • New York pioneers online mobile real-time bus tracking
    May 22, 2012
    An unusual technology collaboration. David Crawford investigates Early in January 2012, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) rolled out the first borough-wide implementation of its pioneering Bus Time online mobile real-time tracking service. The system allow commuters to track each bus on every route in real-time on the internet, via smartphones and by text messaging to a mobile phone. The MTA chose Staten Island for its first live launch due to it being the only one of the five Ne
    Read More

Highlighted Content