Transport for London, Cubic Transportation Systems and the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) have won the award for ‘Excellence in Technology and Innovation’ at the London Transport Awards for the joint work on the Oyster Extension to National Rail (OXNR) project.
Oyster pay as you go was extended to all 350 National Rail stations in Greater London in January 2010 and now more than two million journeys are made each week using the transport smartcard on National Rail services.
The partnership was recognised at the prestigious awards ceremony on 27 April.
TfL invested £40m to install or upgrade equipment at every train station in London to bring about the complete Oysterisation of the Capital’s transport system.
Cubic, a leading solution provider of automated fare collection systems for public transport, developed the necessary technologies, including the design and implementation of extensive new systems software architecture, to enable the Oyster extension.
ATOC facilitated the liaison with the Train Operating Companies in London to ensure one set of consolidated and co-ordinated requirements could be determined.
Mike Tuckett, TfL’s Head of National Rail Development, said:
“Oyster pay as you go on National Rail has been a huge success, bringing London together by allowing passengers to use all public transport in the Capital with one smartcard. We look forward to working with our partners to build on this success, and in particular to offer customers the opportunity to use contactless bankcards to pay as they go across London in 2012.”
Steve Howes, ATOC, said:
“The rollout of Oyster pay as you go to cover the whole of Greater London has made things quicker and simpler for the millions of people who use trains to get around the Capital. It’s an honour to win the award, which is recognition for all the hard work that everyone put into making the project a success.”
