End of the line for smart ticketing across the North
Transport for the North will meet next week to agree the closure of its planned £150m smart ticketing programme after the Department for Transport (DfT) slashed the organisation's funding.
The regional transport body learned last month that its funding from Government would be much lower than for this year and would not cover the costs of its plans.
This put its smart ticketing ambitions in jeopardy and TfN's board will now meet next week to approve the closure of its Integrated and Smart Travel (IST) programme.
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