AUTOMATIC REVENUE COLLECTION IN BR'S LONDON AREA

Following the results of a Department of the Environment and Department of Trade and Industry study, and its own experience in the Glasgow area, British Railways has laid down the specifications for an automatic fare collection scheme to cover its extensive London commuter area. The system is intended not so much to save staff as to eliminate fraud, but without diminution of through booking facilities between BR suburban, London Transport and BR intercity services.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 356-359
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic fare collection; Revenues; Ticketing
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Geographic Terms: London (England)
• Old TRIS Terms: Ticketing systems
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072453
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1974 12:00AM