- A pioneering pay-as-you-go rail ticketing system, which tracks passenger locations, is set for its first trial in England.
- The digital scheme will launch on East Midlands Railway between Leicester, Derby and Nottingham from Monday, September 1, with further trials in Yorkshire from late September.
- Passengers will use a mobile app that tracks journeys via GPS and automatically charges them at the end of the day, replacing traditional paper or QR code tickets.
- Up to 4,000 people can participate in the trials by signing up on train operators’ websites.
- Ministers hope the system will simplify the complicated rail ticketing process, saving passengers both money and time.
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