PHOTOFARE - THE WORLD'S FIRST SELF-SERVICE TRAVEL PASS
The Photofare bus fare collection system was introduced by Lincoln City Transport as a result of a requirement for a travel pass system for city buses. In addition to meeting the needs of a travelcard type of system, the original parameters for the scheme included the requirement to maintain capital cost and staff involvement to an absolute minimum. Development work has resulted in the introduction of the Photofare photographic pass system by Photomaton Ltd in which the pass is automatically issued from a dispenser on the insertion of a special token. The paper summarises the reasons for developing the system, the way in which the project was introduced, and some results from the first three months of operation. For the covering abstract see UMTRIS 377151.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Seminar on Public Transport Operations Research, July 14-16, 1980.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Leeds
Department of Computer Studies
Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS2 9JT -
Authors:
- SEPHTON, P J
- Miller, D W
- Publication Date: 1980-7
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 18-23
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Serial:
- Publication of: Leeds University, England
- Publisher: University of Leeds
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Bus transit; Buses; Conferences; Development; Fare collection; Fares; Payment; Photography; Public transit; Ticket vending machines; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Passes
- ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 9013: Development; 272: Payment; 6751: Photography; 744: Public transport; 241: Tariff; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00377153
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM