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TfL are to scrap paper tickets by 2024, according to a MyLondon report. It's unclear whether its magnetic tickets that will stop being issued, with barcoded tickets issued instead, or paper tickets entirely abolished and the remaining tickets replaced by app based products. It also states that...

TfL Rail and London Overground ticket offices are to stop retailing Oyster. I think this is the end of Oyster sales at ticket offices, and I imagine will see the eventual closure of most of them if TfL are allowed to. TVMs will stil be available.

c2c are the latest TOC to stop retailing Oyster at their ticket offices. This takes effect from the end of March. https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/media-centre/latest-news/oyster-cards-and-products-will-soon-no-longer-be-available-from-c2c-ticket-offices/

SWR's Tap2Go has now been extended to SWR stations in London. It's now valid on all SWR services except for journeys to stations between Epsom and Dorking, and Romsey or Yeovil to Bath Spa. https://www.southwesternrailway.com/train-tickets/ticket-types/tap2go

The National Rail London & South East map has now been combined with the Network Railcard validity map. It now stretches as far as Bristol and Exeter.

Transport for Wales have introduced their smartcard. Initially it is available for weekly seasons between Wrexham & Shrewsbury and Penarth & Cathays

West Midlands Trains launched their London NorthWestern smartcard. Initially it will be available for seasons between: Kings Langley and Long Buckby Watford North and St Albans Abbey (not including Watford Junction) Bletchley & Bedford (it's not clear if that includes Bedford "Midland"...

It looks like the gateline for Platforms 2-5 at Paddington have finally been fitted with smart card readers. No yellow discs yet but the card reader LEDs are lit and the displays state Cards/Tickets rather than Tickets Only.

According to the latest Ticketing & Revenue Update, Oyster PAYG should be extended to Hertford North and Epsom next January. (Welwyn Garden City is not mentioned). Stations between Iver and Reading will be placed in the non published zone 15 (F). Oyster at present can only cope with zones up...

Chiltern are trialling a method of travelling using Bluetooth beacons. Ninja "This revolutionary new app means no more queuing for tickets, it provides up-to-date information on your journey and only charges you the best possible fare for all your journeys at the end of each day. We have even...

SWR have announced expansions to their smartcard offering. "Travel with our new pay as you go product - Tap2Go (arriving late 2019) We will also be expanding the range of smart tickets we offer including the ability to buy and collect a smart ticket within London travel zones eg Surbiton to...

The ITT for the new South Eastern franchise has a fairly clear instruction to introduce Contactless card acceptance, as well as the back office version of Oyster, to the Medway towns. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662878/south-eastern-franchise-itt.pdf

GWR are to trial a smartcard between Severn Beach and Bristol Temple Meads. It's branded as Touch, which is the brand that First Bus use for their smartcards.

On Sunday I travelled from Marylebone to Oxford on Chiltern Railways. I have a Z2-6 Travelcard on my Oyster issued by Chiltern at Marylebone. This entitles me to free travel anywhere on the Chiltern network at weekends. When I reached Oxford the man at the gateline said that as a GWR station...

Virgin have installed new ticket machines at Kings Cross which also offer advance tickets and seat reservations. I think they are the first to offer these options.

Reading Buses have finally launched contactless payment card acceptance. It’s used as a method of payment and tickets are still issued. Stagecoach have extended CPC acceptance from Oxford to Manchester and the North East.

From this April it should be possible to pick up online Oyster purchases within 30 minutes, and without having to nominate a particular station. It will also be possible to pick up purchases on buses. TfL are also planning to introduce an Oyster app to complement this improvement. Details...

Platform 13 at Paddington has now been closed and the track lifted in preparation for it to be rebuilt as an extension to Platform 12.

The SWT Smart ITSO smartcard scheme has been expanded to cover the gap between its coverage area and the London Zones. http://swtsmart.co.uk/ The new lines covered are: Staines to Ashford Shepperton to Kempton Park Weybridge and West Byfleet to Virginia Water Earley to...

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