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Translink updates m-ticketing app

27 October 2014 | By Corethree

Translink, Northern Ireland’s transport company operating Metro, NI Railways and Ulsterbus services is working with Corethree, the leader in m-ticketing technology, in a partnership that will deliver Corethree’s first mobile ticketing deployment on rail services and creates many improvements and new features within the Translink m-ticketing app...

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Ecebs wins contract to supply HOPS for South East Flexible Ticketing Scheme

22 October 2014 | By Ecebs

Rail Settlement Plan Ltd, the company representing UK rail operators, has awarded a contract to [East Kilbride-based] Ecebs to provide the technology and back office transaction services required to deliver ‘smart’ ticketing infrastructure and products to the rail network surrounding London...

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Planning ahead to meet future demand

4 December 2013 | By Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, UK

It is 20 years since Britain’s railways were privatised. At the time it was seen as a risky move, even though the network had grown increasingly unreliable and inefficient under state operator British Rail. Responsibility for tracks and trains was split, and private companies were invited to bid for regional…

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Dynamic services to satisfy passengers

23 May 2013 | By Alexey Krivoruchko, Chief Executive Officer, Aeroexpress

Aeroexpress is a dynamic Russian company providing intermodal and local rail transport services between the capital and all of the major Moscow airports (Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo), as well as the town of Lobnya. New intermodal transportation services were launched between the central rail terminal of Sochi and Adler Airport…

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Fourth Railway Package aims to foster growth

2 April 2013 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor, Global Railway Review

Ticketing technology supplier Amadeus has released a new study with an optimistic outlook for long-distance rail travel in Europe. The study estimates that long-distance passenger traffic will increase by 2.2% annually over the next seven years to reach over 1.36 billion by 2020 – 238 million up on 2011 figures.…

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Making rail booking easy for all

8 June 2012 | By Jamie Andrews, Co-founder & Managing Director, Loco2

Loco2 is the first independent, non rail operator owned company to sell train tickets to destinations within Europe. The company has been featured in the Guardian, Observer and Wired.co.uk and has recently launched a partnership with popular train booking site, Seat61.com. Jamie Andrews, Co-founder and Managing Director, talks to Global…