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DfT launches GPS-tracked contactless rail ticket trials

Peter Stonham
25 June 2025
 

Pay-as-you-go rail ticketing trials will take place later this year across Yorkshire and the East Midlands the Dft has announced Volunteers are being sought to use GPS-based technology to track their train journeys, ensuring they pay the best fare for the journey they take. Dft says digital ticketing builds on the government’s plans to overhaul the railways to make them simpler, more flexible and passenger-focused.

The trials are being operated by East Midlands Railway (EMR) and Northern...

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