Technology

East Midlands Trains is expanding its smartcard scheme. The scheme allows monthly and annual East Midlands Trains season tickets to be stored electronically on a StagecoachSmart travel card, instead of on a paper ticket. The train company – part of transport...

First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has updated its mobile app so that customers travelling to and from Manchester Airport can use their phone as a ticket. FTPE introduced a mobile app in October last year that allowed customers to purchase tickets...

Rail passengers in Northern Ireland can now take advantage of 'on the go' ticketing with the launch of mLink, Translink’s innovative new mobile ticket. mLink enables passengers to buy, receive and display an electronic ticket on their mobile phone doing...

Indian Railways now allows passengers to book rail tickets from their mobile phones. After initial registration and downloading the software, mobile users can book a ticket through their phone, a Railway official said. Indian Railways have already launched an initiative to...

Stansted Express, the fastest way between Central London and Stansted Airport has launched a new and convenient ticketing option via its website offering customers the opportunity to purchase tickets which can be sent direct to their mobile telephone or...

Unite the union has set-up a hardship fund for Bombardier workers being made redundant 'because of the Government's decision not to award the company the Thameslink contract'. Over '600 agency workers have lost their jobs'. The workers, 'many of whom...

The South Pole has come to East London, with the Quattro Group turning into an extension of Santa’s Grotto. Christmas has taken over at the Stratford-based head office, with the arrival of local charity Community Link, an organisation dedicated to...

Staff from a local train operating company have provided festive gifts and support for Leeds based charity Caring for Life. First TransPennine Express (FTPE) have donated £300.00 worth of food and hours of volunteer time to the charity which assists...

Train operator ScotRail has launched a new – free - mobile phone app that provides ‘real time’ train running information throughout the UK combined with an easy ticket purchase option. The ScotRail app is the only one in the UK...

During November (renamed 'Movember') several members of the Wabtec Rail team in Doncaster grew moustaches for the month in an attempt to raise money for charity. Currently, over £1,500 has been raised by the team. Movember is responsible for the sprouting...