Interesting article here, Harrogate news source hence the specific mention of Harrogate but more widely Transport for the North seem to have scrapped any further investments in contactless payment technology implementations on bus and rail...
I wonder if one of the funded schemes was the recent introduction of the 'flexi season tickets' and readers that were popping up along the Northern network and intiially trialled on the Harrogate line, if so a lot of newly installed smartcard reader devices have become a bit of a white elephant!
Contactless payments for Harrogate trains and buses to be scrapped - The Stray Ferret
Plans to roll out contactless payments on train and bus services in Harrogate look set to be scrapped.
www.thestrayferret.co.uk
Plans to introduce contactless pay-as-you-go payments on train and bus services in the Harrogate district are set to be scrapped.
Transport for the North (TfN), the regional transport body for the north of England, had planned to roll out the contactless payment systems on rail, light rail and buses in Yorkshire and across the north.
TfN bosses said contactless payments were key to restoring confidence in public transport after the pandemic.
However, the organisation has now proposed scrapping the roll-out of the scheme, which is already implemented on some transport services, due to a lack of government funding.
Last month, the Department for Transport cut funding for the organisation and withdrew funding for smart travel schemes.
I wonder if one of the funded schemes was the recent introduction of the 'flexi season tickets' and readers that were popping up along the Northern network and intiially trialled on the Harrogate line, if so a lot of newly installed smartcard reader devices have become a bit of a white elephant!