http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/News, data and business intelligence on public transport projects, developments and investment in the UK.en-ushttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/rss/rss13.xmlhttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6959The Office of Fair Trading has launched a consultation on proposals to recommend an extension of the public transport ticketing schemes block exemption. The block exemption automatically exempts...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6959http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6896Stagecoach Group has pledged to lead a major expansion in the use of smartcard technology on its bus and rail services in the UK. The company says it will complete the installation of smartcard...Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6896http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6807Online ticket retailer thetrainline.com has signed a deal with technology specialist Masabi that will allow rail users to buy mobile phone tickets for use on any route on the National Rail network...Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6807http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6750Chiltern Railways ticketing partner Assertis has unveiled a new website designed to challenge online train ticket retailer thetrainline.com. The marketing and technology firm has launched...Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6750http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6734Transport for London has confirmed that it has gained complete control and ownership of the Oyster brand after buying out the private finance initiative held with the TranSys consortium 5333Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6734http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6624ITSO, the not for profit organisation overseeing the development of a universal smartcard ticketing standard, has released a new technical specification. Version 2.1.4 includes a range of changes to...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6624http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6602The Association of Train Operating Companies has launched a review of rail fares. Prompted by criticism of the existing fares structure, which includes a bewildering number of ticket options and...Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6602http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6542Pteg, the umbrella group of Britain's passenger transport executives, has called for the government to give it more control over how bus service grants are shared out to operators in order to speed up...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6542http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6465England's largest cities outside London are to receive a £20m one-off payment as part of a strategy to deliver smart ticketing in all major urban centres within the next five years. During the next...Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6465http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6462London Councils, the umbrella group of local authorities in the capital, has awarded IT services provider Fujitsu the contract to manage the production and distribution of more than one million new...Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6462http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6398Oyster pay as you go will be available for travel to double the current number of National Rail stations from 2 January 2010. The long-awaited announcement that London's popular smartcard ticketing...Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6398http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6388Transport group Arriva has become the first UK bus operator to offer mobile phone ticketing for all its regional services. Passengers across Arriva's regional bus businesses in England, Scotland and...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6388