The ticketing and information revolution: The future is arriving

The government wants it. The industry accepts it. The customers need it. And after all the waiting it might just actuality be happening. Is the ticketing, payment and travel information revolution finally here? James Dark reports

The new Quno website was designed specifically to address many of the issues passengers have found inconvenient when using current rail industry sites

The new Quno website was designed specifically to address many of the issues passengers have found inconvenient when using current rail industry sites

Airlines such as EasyJet have become extremely successful by distributing their product across many platforms

Airlines such as EasyJet have become extremely successful by distributing their product across many platforms

Mobile ticketing will be one of the defining technologies of the next decade

Mobile ticketing will be one of the defining technologies of the next decade

Over the past month there have been signs that the long-awaited revolution in public transport ticketing and payment systems is about to take off. New smart ticketing schemes have been launched in Merseyside, Cardiff and Oxford. Meanwhile, In the South West, a new not for profit company has been formed by local authorities and the bus industry to deliver smart ticketing throughout the region.

ITSO, the body responsible for smart ticketing standards, predicts further announcements will follow...