Railways: Tickets
Commons · Question 90889 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North, published on 1 September 2025, for what reason nationalised all rail s
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Nov 2025
Trial locations were primarily selected based on them not having existing or planned Pay as You Go schemes, there being a significant commuter demographic, and where existing fares structures supported trial delivery. As a result, the lead operators are E...