SWR Season Ticket - Can I Use A Stagecoach Bus Smartcard?

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is a stupid question (I do realise it probably is).

I'm starting a new job on Monday and am looking to buy a South Western Railway weekly season ticket to start me off, as this works out a lot cheaper than buying individual tickets for each day next week.

The South Western Railway site says I've left it too late to order one of their "Touch Smartcards" before Monday, as they have got to post one out.

The only smartcards I have on me are a ScotRail one and a Stagecoach Bus one (the one with the sunflowers on).

I remember reading on here that ScotRail smartcards won't work in England due to the system being different(?) if I recall correctly.

Would I be able to load the season ticket onto the Stagecoach Bus smartcard (I note the ITSO logo) so that I can start using it on Monday?

Apologies again if I sound ridiculous, but I don't think I can be blamed for wanting to save a bit of money in the current climate.

Many thanks for any advice.

 

[30907]

You can get a paper ticket with a photocard from tomorrow morning at your local staffed station according to their website. AFAIK this costs the same.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

You can get a paper ticket with a photocard from tomorrow morning at your local staffed station according to their website. AFAIK this costs the same.

Thanks. Wasn't aware I could do this - must've missed it on the website. Thought they all had to be loaded onto a smartcard thing.

 

[185143]

All ITSO smartcards should be compatible with each other.

I used a weekly bus ticket in Manchester on a Merseytravel smart card once. That raised a few eyebrows! But ultimately no issues and it worked no problem.

 

[30907]

Thanks. Wasn't aware I could do this - must've missed it on the website. Thought they all had to be loaded onto a smartcard thing.

No problem - apart from getting to Sarahdale booking office
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/train-tickets/season-tickets/weekly-train-tickets

 

[Wallsendmag]

You can only use Rail Smartcards for Rail tickets, only Rail OIDs (Operator ID I believe) are loaded onto the TIS that SWR use

 

[RPI]

I'm not sure what your journey is, noting its SWR, do you go to a GWR staffed station at all? If so, they can produce a smartcard for you while you wait.

 

[Wallsendmag]

I'm not sure what your journey is, noting its SWR, do you go to a GWR staffed station at all? If so, they can produce a smartcard for you while you wait.

SWR have this facility as do King Cross if the OP is in London

 

[Haywain]

SWR have this facility as do King Cross if the OP is in London

Govia Thameslink stations as well, at self-service machines installed purely for that purpose.

 

[RPI]

SWR have this facility as do King Cross if the OP is in London

Wasn't sure if they did, thanks for confirming.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Thanks, but it's all good now.

I managed to get a paper ticket for this week (as suggested in post #2), and have ordered a SWR smartcard online which will hopefully arrive this week.

 

[Steddenm]

Govia Thameslink stations as well, at self-service machines installed purely for that purpose.

They've been switched off for a while.

 

[Wallsendmag]

They've been switched off for a while.

We were looking at some but the supplier decided to discomtinue them