tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79276924687433428792024-03-13T09:34:23.887-07:00SCNF "From the Chair"In this blog the co-Chairs Kevin Farquharson and Steve Beecroft we will be updating you on all things smart card, relating to local authority implementations and of course seeking your input and comment too. So…….why not help shape the future of smart card projects across the sector and contribute with your comments and share your experiences? Your input and feedback is critical to the ongoing success of the Forum.SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-4039330868934212462014-09-08T14:29:00.002-07:002014-09-08T14:29:54.663-07:00Credit Cards 101Did you know that more than half of the UK has a credit card?
Discover a variety of facts about credit cards, their history, and how
they are made. <br />
Find out how credit cards have developed over the past century,
from their introduction in 1920 to the emergence of contactless payments
in 2007.<br />
Source: http://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/money-matters/credit-card-101.shtml<br />
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-78810698648137931402014-09-08T14:28:00.000-07:002014-09-08T14:29:01.293-07:00History of Credit CardsWhen did the world start using plastic instead of cash? Have a look
at how credit and credit cards have developed over the years.<br />
Did you know that the first hologram to be used on a credit card was introduced just 30 years ago?<br />
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Source: http://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/money-matters/credit-card-history.shtml<br />
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PUBLIC transport users in South Yorkshire are a step closer to benefiting from new smart ticketing products. Because annual TravelMaster Gold tickets became available on smartcards in November. </div>
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South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and partners Yorcard and TravelMaster say this is the first step to introducing a fully comprehensive and wide-ranging ITSO-compliant multi-modal and multi-operator smart ticketing system in the region. </div>
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Many buses have already been fitted with necessary equipment to process ‘smart’ transactions, and handheld devices are available to be used by tram conductors. </div>
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Read the full article from ITSO <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-December-2013.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-55533581603304951002013-11-30T04:53:00.000-08:002014-01-09T04:54:18.850-08:00Southern takes ITSO ticketing to London VictoriaNEWLY-APPOINTED Transport Minister Baroness Kramer was on hand on 21 October to launch an industry first for Southern Railway. That was the day when Southern’s ITSO-compliant smartcard – the key - became live in London.<br />
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This involved the first step in the DfT- funded ITSO on Prestige project designed to upgrade Transport for London (TfL) ticketing systems around London to accept ITSO as well as Oyster cards, and has meant close partnership working between Southern, TfL and Cubic Transportation Systems.<br />
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Southern’s smartcard can now be used by point-to-point season ticket holders to travel to East Croydon, Clapham Junction and London Victoria from Southern stations south of Gatwick Airport.<br />
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In the months ahead, other products including Travelcards and single and return tickets to London terminals will be introduced.<br />
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Read the full article from ITSO <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-Nov-2013.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-50216721214075119442013-10-31T04:50:00.000-07:002014-01-09T04:52:23.346-08:00New Busway will be just the ticketTRANSPORT MINISTER Norman Baker officially opened the £91 million Luton Dunstable Busway last week (24 September). The Minister cut a ribbon on the 4.8-mile concrete guideway, part of a 13.4km largely segregated bus route, and unveiled a plaque at the new Luton Station bus-rail passenger interchange.<br />
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Local councils expect the busway services to deliver around 2 million passenger journeys a year within two years.<br />
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Read the full article from ITSO <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-Oct-2013.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-72488794020334381902013-09-25T04:49:00.000-07:002014-01-09T04:49:27.884-08:00Stagecoach Supertrams go ITSO smart in Sheffield SUPERTRAM passengers in Sheffield are to benefit from smarter travel following the launch of Stagecoach’s smartcard ticketing scheme in the area.<br />
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The StagecoachSmart scheme - which is now live across the city's tram network - allows Supertram passengers to store their travel on an ITSO-compliant electronic card instead of using paper tickets.<br />
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Read the full article from ITSO <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-Sep-2013.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-32251118778295607792013-07-31T04:46:00.000-07:002014-01-09T04:49:41.257-08:00Manchester’s new smart ticketing will ‘get you there’THE NEW smart ticketing scheme for the Greater Manchester area will be called get me there.<br />
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The name has been chosen to reflect how the combination of ITSO-compliant smart ticketing with the option to use contactless bankcards on Metrolink will make journeys by public transport easier, more accessible and more flexible, whether by tram, bus, train – or any combination of the three.<br />
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The Government, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and its local partners, including major transport operators Arriva, First and Stagecoach, are investing several million pounds in the scheme. The objective is that the ticketing system should keep up to date with the latest technology and provide an integrated system that in the future could be linked in to real time information: That way journeys could be planned and paid for ‘on the hoof’ using a smartphone or smartcard.<br />
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Read the full article from <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-July-2013-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">ITSO</a> here.<br />
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-32026790061168662912013-06-10T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-10T06:00:02.498-07:00Launch sees ITSO smart rail ticketing in London<div data-canvas-width="34.08976101595402" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.28px; left: 51.04px; top: 178.587px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.0653, 1);">
THIS <span style="font-size: 13.28px;">Summer will see a historic </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">leap forward for ITSO smart </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">ticketing when Southern Railway </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">customers start using their </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">smartcards to pay for journeys to </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">Southern’s London stations. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Southern is owned by Govia, a joint </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">venture led by Go </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Ahead which brands its </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">ITSO </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">compliant smartcard as ‘the key’. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">The smartcard is currently undergoing </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">testing with a view to firstly processing </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">weekly, monthly and annual season </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">tickets, as well as point to point single and </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">return tickets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">This will be the first use of the new ITSO - compliant ticketing infrastructure inside TfL’s (Transport for London’s) transport system which involves the tri - reader equipment capable of processing ITSO - compliant smartcards, bank and Oyster cards (ITSO on Prestige, or IoP). </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">The key was first launched on a trial </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">basis on Southern in September 2011 </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">and has been gradually rolling out on all </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">of Southern’s routes since then. April 17 </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">saw it introduced to a further 17 stations, </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">meaning it is now live at 88 out of 93 </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">planned stations outside London. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Customers already load weekly, </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">monthly and annual season tickets onto </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">their cards for journeys outside London. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Summer will see 21 gated stations </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">within London start to accept some </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Southern rail tickets on the key card. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">These include Victoria, London Bridge, </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Purley, Peckham Rye and Sutton.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Read the full article via the ITSO website <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-May-2013-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-83376510914493264002013-05-22T06:02:00.000-07:002013-06-04T06:02:05.346-07:00TfL goes out to tender for ticketing<div data-canvas-width="161.88000482439998" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; left: 54.08px; top: 846.533px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.01811, 1);">
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON has issued an OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) tender notice for its ticketing and fare collection services beyond 2015. The Electra contract is valued at up to £1 billion over ten years and is expected to be awarded in October 2014, with a start date of August 2015. By then the ticketing system in London should be ITSO - compliant and accept integrated ticketing with the country’s rail network. The contract covers the maintenance and availability of some 20,000 pieces of ticketing and fare collection equipment, including machines on 8,500 buses, 1,900 ticket gates at London Underground and Overground stations, and 2,250 National Rail stations. It also covers 1,800 stand - alone ticket validators (including the Docklands Light Railway), 1,600 ticket machines, and 4,000 retail ticketing devices at Ticket Stops across London.</div>
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-90650331288428484102013-05-17T05:56:00.000-07:002013-06-04T05:56:26.082-07:00SCNF Members’ Meeting at PayExpo<div>
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">SCNF members have
been offered free places to the
PayExpo conference this
year. We are hosting a
members’ meeting on the first
day so please email</span>
<a href="mailto:events@scnf.org.uk" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
events@scnf.org.uk</span></a>
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if you are planning to
attend.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
SCNF Member’s meeting – 14:20,
18th June</span></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
Chaired by Kevin Farquarson,
SCNF Chair</span></em></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
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Prepaid in
Transport</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><br />
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With case studies
from:</em></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
Kevin Farquharson of
SCNF</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
Lindsay Robertson for
ITSO</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
Mick Davies Chairman of
LASSeO</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
Adele Wearing for Leicester
City Council<br />
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On <b>Wednesday, 19th June</b>
there will be a Transport
Ticketing Summer Seminar at the
same place. The audience will
be European transport operators
and local authorities<br />
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At 1.30pm to 2pm Kevin will
present Matt Lewis of Centro
who will talk about their smart
ticketing scheme and Swift card
plans</span></span>
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From 3pm to 4pm there will be a
discussion moderated by Mike
Burden of Consult Hyperion with
the topic <b><i>Contactless
payment: encouraging mass user
adoption in transport.</i></b>
Taking part in this discussion
will be Steve Wakeland, Steve
Howes of ATOC, Levente Nagy of
the Centre for Budapest
Transport, and Erbil Yurdakul
of Bankalararasi Kart Merkezi
(Turkish Interbank Card
Centre)<br />
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This is a well attended event
and not to be missed for anyone
with an interest in Prepaid
cards. You can see the
full agenda via the</span>
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Pay Expo
website.</span></a></span></div>
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-10416042411571539282013-05-17T05:54:00.000-07:002013-06-04T05:55:31.490-07:00Core Group Election 2013/14<div>
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We are now accepting
nominations for our online
core group elections for
2013/14. If you would
like to stand for election
please email</span> <a href="mailto:events@scnf.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
events@scnf.org.uk</span></a>
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
with your name, organisation
and a short biography about
you and the reasons why you
wish to join the core
group.<br />
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This is your chance to make
the decisions about the
forum's future and programme
of events.</span></span>
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Would you like us to do
things differently?
Would you like to see us
cover a certain topic at one
of our events? Tell
us!</span></span>
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The SCNF core group members
are located all over the UK
and are a mix of sponsor
members and Local Authority
members. The local
authority members make up
most of the core group and we
welcome those from varied
backgrounds and levels of
experience. The core
group has regular
teleconferences to discuss
event plans, current
initiatives and forum growth
and they come together at
SCNF events if availability
allows.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
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We are also accepting
nominations for the posts of
treasurer and chairperson so
if you would like to stand
for these posts please let us
know.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
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The deadline for nominations
is <b>5pm, Friday 21st
June</b>.</span></span></div>
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-68633721814405816522013-05-04T05:58:00.000-07:002013-06-04T05:58:45.611-07:00ITSO all aboard the Shields Ferry for the Pop card<div data-canvas-width="27.336000814676282" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; left: 52.32px; top: 290.947px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.01244, 1);">
THE cross - Tyne Shields Ferry is one of the first passenger ferries in the country to accept ITSO - compliant smartcard transactions.</div>
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Travel products can be easily uploaded on to a Pop card at the new ticket vending machines at Metro stations.</div>
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Passengers will eventually be able to use their Pop card on a pay - as - you - go basis, and will be able to upload credit on to their card using their home computer, at local shops and at Metro stations. Pop card readers are already installed at Metro stations across Tyneside and Wearside, and the Shields Ferry has followed suit in a scheme that is transforming the way people access public transport in Tyne and Wear. Director of Customer Services for Nexus, Tobyn Hughes, said: “We believe the Shields Ferry is one of the first crossings in the country to accept ITSO compliant transactions. This is great for our passengers.</div>
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Read the full article via the ITSO website <a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-May-2013-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-89019988731088029272013-04-16T05:03:00.000-07:002013-04-23T05:03:43.768-07:00Putting ITSO at the heart of smart ticketing<br />
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THE ITSO Specification is at the <span style="font-size: 13.28px;">heart of two major pieces of work </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">just published by the Department </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">for Transport </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">– </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">the Door to Door </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">Strategy and the guidance for </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">multi </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">- </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">operator ticketing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">THE STRATEGY </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">is about making it as </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">easy as possible for people to get out of </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">their cars and into different forms of </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">transport. DfT sees smart and </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">integrated ticketing as one way of </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">encouraging the improved Door to Door </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">proposition for the customer.</span></div>
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The Strategy says: “We are ... committed to realising the potential of smart ticketing through a shared approach between operators, local transport authorities and central government, and by involving the wider payment and retail industry.</div>
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<a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-Apr-2013-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Read the full article here.</a></div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-80498956715141470302013-04-09T05:01:00.000-07:002013-04-23T05:01:49.917-07:00Event date for your diaries<br />
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ITSO has been working with the Smart Card Networking Forum to have some input to two related events in June – PayExpo 2013 and the Transport Ticketing Summer Seminar.</div>
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On Tuesday, 18th June, there will be a Smart Card Networking Forum (SCNF) Members’ transport ticketing workshop</div>
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as part of the PayExpo 2013 event at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London. This will be coordinated by SNCF Chair Kevin Farquharson and will include overviews and updates on smart ticketing projects from:</div>
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Kevin Farquharson SCNF Chair</div>
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Lindsay Robertson ITSO Chief Executive Officer</div>
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Adele Wearing of Leicester City Council</div>
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On Wednesday, 19th June there will be a Transport Ticketing Summer Seminar at the same venue which will include:</div>
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A presentation from Matt Lewis of Centro who will talk about their smart ticketing scheme and Swift card plans</div>
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A discussion moderated by Mike Burden of Consult Hyperion with the topic Contactless Payment: Encouraging mass user adoption in transport. Taking part in this discussion will be ITSO Governance</div>
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Manager Steve Wakeland, Steve Howes of ATOC, Levente Nagy of the Centre for Budapest Transport, and Erbil Yurdakul of Bankalararasi</div>
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All transport operators and local authorities get a free pass to these events.</div>
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Further details can be found at http://www.payexpo.com/</div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-13227660726189518532013-04-02T04:58:00.000-07:002013-04-23T04:59:02.379-07:00Nexus passes can now carry a golden ticket ...<br />
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TENS OF <span style="font-size: 13.28px;">thousands of Metro Gold </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">Card holders will switch to smart </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">travel as they renew their annual </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">passes this month.</span></div>
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Gold Card, which allows off - peak travel for older and disabled people, is now being sold as an ITSO - compliant ‘smart’ ticket by Nexus, added electronically to customers’ concessionary bus passes. That means people who buy Metro Gold Card now only need a single smart card for all local bus, Metro and ferry travel in North East England.</div>
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Tobyn Hughes, Director of Customer Services for Nexus, said: “Metro Gold Card is now being sold electronically onto</div>
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This will make it easier for older and disabled customers to transfer between bus and Metro services with no need to carry two different passes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-Apr-2013-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Read the full article here.</a></div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-65810066354264996312013-03-20T01:24:00.001-07:002013-03-20T01:25:04.921-07:002013 is Going full steam Ahead on smart ticketing<br />
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THIS YEAR <span style="font-size: 13.28px;">will see major strides </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">forward for Go</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">-</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">Ahead in terms of </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">ITSO</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">-</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">compliant smart ticketing </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">schemes.</span></div>
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The group says it will soon offer the first multi-modal smart ticketing scheme outside London, and the first smart tickets</div>
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for rail travel to London from outside Transport for London’s Oyster card zone.</div>
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This will build on existing PlusBus trials with Southern Railway, allowing customers with ‘the key’ cards to buy smart tickets for both bus and rail services. It will involve linking current schemes run by Go-Ahead’s Metrobus, Brighton &</div>
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Hove Buses and Southern Railway, providing integrated travel on a single ‘key’ card for bus services in Brighton, mid</div>
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A new charge to account product will be launched. This will be a back office based Pay As You Go (PAYG) product (using an ITSO TYP22 IPE), with customers able to use it to travel within a certain geographical area. The account balance and journey calculation will take place in a back office as opposed to on the card. Customers would apply for this product online, and have to sign up to an account which links a credit or debit card to an auto top-up mechanism of a set cash</div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-88429950131539975012013-03-13T01:21:00.000-07:002013-03-20T01:21:21.721-07:00StagecoachSmart cards set to rocket down South<br />
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STAGECOACH <span style="font-size: 13.28px;">passengers in Hampshire and West </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">Sussex can now travel using the ITSO </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">- </span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">compliant</span></div>
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StagecoachSmart card. <span style="font-size: 12px;">Since February, the scheme is now live on more than 365 </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Stagecoach buses across the region, allowing customers the </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">chance to pay for their travel through hassle </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">free automatic </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">payments after registering online.</span></div>
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Stagecoach says the launch of the smartcard technology in the area is another demonstration of its commitment to making travel more convenient for passengers. Andrew Dyer, Managing Director of Stagecoach South, said: “We know we have a responsibility to our customers to continue introducing new technology and new ideas to improve their</div>
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“We believe the launch of StagecoachSmart will encourage even more people to try our greener, smarter bus services and the scheme will rocket in popularity. As more passengers use the smart card we will see less boarding time at bus stops as the journey is prepaid.”</div>
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“The launch of StagecoachSmart in the South offers passengers the chance to sign up to the company’s new</div>
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each month, meaning they no longer have to renew their ticket manually. The customer’s ticket is stored on their StagecoachSmart travel card and simply remains valid for travel until the payment is cancelled.”</div>
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LAST week saw the launch of a £2.5 million smart ticketing managed service trial in Norfolk. More than 40 bus operators in the county will be invited to take part in the three year pilot, which will increase the number of ITSO-compliant, smart-enabled vehicles to more than 700. A number of larger public transport operators currently providing services in the county, such as First and Konect (part of the Go-Ahead Group), have already invested in the ticketing equipment and back office services to establish their individual, national, smart ticketing schemes supported by the DfT’s BSOG smartcard incentive.</div>
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The aim of the Norfolk pilot is to develop a managed service scheme for smaller bus operators. The pilot will be supported by SWSAL (South West Smart Applications Ltd) - a membership body of 15 local authorities and 17 public</div>
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transport operators which is already developing an ITSO-compliant smart ticketing scheme for the South West of England. The DfT says that where the Norfolk pilot differs from other initiatives is that the provision of smart ticketing equipment is firmly tied in with the development and acceptance of smart ticketing products for the passenger. </div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-75053978061563734222013-02-27T01:20:00.000-08:002013-03-05T01:20:45.479-08:00Norfolk bus trial to inform government's smart ticketing strategy<br />
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£2.5 million pilot funding for paperless transport system in Norfolk. <br />
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Norfolk’s buses will be at the forefront of government ambitions for a
paperless transport system, with a £2.5 million pilot of smart card
technology, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today.<br />
The scheme, which will be funded from the government‘s £15 million
commitment to ensure all buses in England are smart enabled, will allow
the county’s entire bus fleet to be fitted with smart technology. <br />
The pilot will last for 3 years but will be evaluated throughout so
that the benefits can be understood and used nationally before the end
of the trial.<br />
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Read the full article <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/norfolk-bus-trial-to-inform-governments-smart-ticketing-strategy" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-22162377994341092013-02-26T07:02:00.002-08:002013-02-26T07:02:20.460-08:00Transport Ticketing 2013 – Event Report<br />
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January 2013<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
year’s Transport Ticketing conference, organised by Clarion Events, gathered more than 400 delegates and covered many topics, including:</span></i></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><i style="text-indent: -18pt;">emergence
of new ticketing technologies best practice for implementation of new schemes</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><i style="text-indent: -18pt;">interoperability
in transport ticketing</i></span></li>
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growing interest to transport ticketing both from within transport and other market
sectors signifies that ticketing, through use of smarter technologies, is
becoming <a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>more than just a fare collection instrument. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The full report is available in the members' section of SCNF.org.uk <a href="http://www.scnf.org.uk/secure/presentations/SCNF%20Transport%20Ticketing%202013%20Event%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. To become a member for free click <a href="http://www.scnf.org.uk/join.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-18105959887373181202013-02-22T05:00:00.001-08:002013-02-22T05:00:22.465-08:00SCNF sponsor Payne Security joins ITSO<br />
PAYNE Security - one of the world's leading companies in the fields of authentication technologies, document security and card solutions - has recently joined ITSO as a supplier member.<br />
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Janet Taylor is the Business Development Manager for the transport smartcard sector and has recently joined Payne after eight years at Novacroft, where she spent the last four years as Sales Director.<br />
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For more information visit www.payne-security.co.uk<br />
SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-8344301228916763402013-02-07T04:58:00.000-08:002013-02-22T04:59:07.609-08:00ScotRail says it’s playing its Smartcards right<br />
ScotRail and the Scottish Government are accelerating plans to offer Smartcard season tickets to customers.<br />
The train operator – which runs 95 per cent of train services in Scotland - has already issued some 12,000 cards to staff and customers, providing a robust testing ground for a wider customer roll out this year.<br />
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An initial pilot on the Edinburgh – Falkirk High – Glasgow Queen Street route has been successful, providing impetus to extend the scheme.<br />
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An investment pot of around £2million has seen the installation and/or upgrade of equipment at 70 stations across the central belt, which will see key season ticket routes - Stirling, Ayrshire, Aberdeen and parts of Strathclyde- switch to smart.<br />
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The move is in line with the Scottish Government’s long term vision to have a ‘Saltire’ card that will enable passengers to switch between different modes of transport using one ITSO-compliant smartcard.<br />
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ScotRail is currently completing rigorous testing before going live on new routes, to ensure that customers get the best possible first impression.<br />
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“To encourage customers to make the switch, the entire Smartcard offering must be seamless,” said Sean Duffy, commercial director at ScotRail. “We are ensuring that we have all elements in place and working well before we go live: a dedicated website – where photos for Smartcards can be uploaded online; a specialist customer service team; reliable equipment at stations and on trains; and well trained staff on the<br />
ground to assist. <br />
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“To support the roll-out we’re producing a range of marketing materials to position Smartcards as the best choice for season ticket holders.”<br />
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<a href="http://www.itso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ITSOnews-February-2013-FINAL.pdf">Read the full article via ITSO.</a>SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-716194138034555762013-01-31T04:55:00.000-08:002013-02-22T04:56:18.307-08:00North Wales national smartcard trial launched<br />
GoCymru, the new Welsh Government funded smart travel card, started trials in Wrexham and Bangor on January 31. Cardholders will be able to top up their card online, on bus, over the telephone or through retail machines installed at a number of locations, including Post Offices.<br />
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Other benefits to the new scheme<br />
include:<br />
- cutting down on boarding times which will improve timetable efficiency<br />
- the ability to offer better and more flexible ticketing deals<br />
- enabling operators and local authorities to use data from the system to improve and better target services<br />
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Speaking at Yale College, Wrexham, for the official launch of the North Wales pilot the Welsh Minister with responsibility for Transport, Carl Sargeant, said: “Not having the correct change for the bus will be a thing of the past with the introduction of this new GoCymru travel card.<br />
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“Providing the people of Wales with a realistic alternative option to the car for their everyday journeys is key if we are to develop a truly sustainable public transport network that is widely used across Wales. “Part of this goal is to remove any misconceptions about public transport or any unnecessary inconveniences – such<br />
as not having the right change.<br />
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“The introduction of the GoCymru card, which is a National Transport Plan commitment, will be another step in the right direction of achieving our goal.”<br />
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SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-20861799870243734672011-06-05T05:57:00.001-07:002011-06-05T05:57:23.764-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">SCNF will be challenging the Pre-Paid industry at Pre-paid 2011 to bring </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">down lifecycle costs for cards with a payment application present. In Local Authorities, we have seen significant reduction in card, issuing and processing costs over the last 10 years for transport and resident cards. What initiatives and proposition could bring down the cost of pre-paid, particularly when other applications are co-resident on the same card?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></p>SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927692468743342879.post-54533187648645218952011-05-27T04:52:00.000-07:002011-05-27T04:53:30.188-07:00DWP - Evidence review of smartcard schemes in local authorities<strong>RR 738 Evidence review of smartcard schemes in local authorities</strong><br />by Andrew Wood, Kate Downer and Annalise Toberman<br />This report provides the findings from an evidence review conducted by RS Consulting on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, examining smartcard schemes that local authorities have implemented. Its overall aim was to draw together good practice and learning points as they relate to scheme implementation. The review explores a range of issues, including the services included within smartcard schemes; citizen participation in schemes; use of data to improve services; dissemination of information to users and prospective users; communications activities; and how schemes have been evaluated.<br />A qualitative scoring mechanism was used to assess the potential of local authorities with smartcard schemes in place. Following this, seven case study local authorities were chosen and visited between September and December 2010. The study consisted of analysing existing, publicly-available information and related evidence, supplemented by discussions with the chosen local authorities.<br />The local authorities that participated were Bolton Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Cumbria County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Dundee City Council/the National Entitlement Card and Merseyside Improvement and Efficiency Partnership.<br /><br />Click here for the report: <a href="http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_738.asp" mce_href="http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_738.asp">http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_738.asp</a>SCNF Chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545962182138614189noreply@blogger.com0