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Pay as you go using Oyster and contactless has been introduced at Gatwick Airport, making journeys more convenient for rail passengers.
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Gatwick Airport and 5 other stations to accept pay as you go Oyster and contactless payments.
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Transport Minister visits Newcastle to unveil smart card scheme bringing cheaper, easier journeys on Tyne and Wear Metro and local buses.
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A better deal for passengers as government action means regulated fares are set at inflation (RPI) of 1% for 2016.
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Journeys between London, Kent and parts of East Sussex will be simplified as Southeastern signs up for smart cards.
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Initiatives announced to roll out smart tickets and contactless payment on public transport.
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Rail passengers commuting from East Anglia and Essex to London to benefit from smart ticket offer.
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The government has launched a consultation on proposals that will make the rail penalty fare system fairer for passengers.
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Patrick McLoughlin visits Birmingham New Street station to see upgrade work as fares freeze comes into effect.
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Claire Perry marks 40th anniversary of card that helps young people save on rail travel.
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Baroness Kramer launches Southern’s new smart travelcard, providing commuters with more choice, security and convenience.
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Department will invest £153,000 to upgrade ticket gates so passengers can use smartcards to travel on trains.
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Government driving biggest programme of rail modernisation ever.
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'Touch in - touch out' ticketing technology for rail passengers in the south west announced.
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Ticket price increases to be limited.
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Rail fares and ticketing: next steps government response document released setting out new ticket pricing practices.
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Discusses the importance of rail and announces changes to rail fares including flex and capping.
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Cap on standard single and standard return fares plus improved ticketing and customer service initiatives announced.
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Announcing a pilot scheme that could see all long-distance rail tickets sold on a single-leg basis.
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Flexible ticketing trial competition to be run next year by DfT.
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