Future Ticketing Strategy for Public Transport - NFC Research Lab

Recent Successes• Progress on LondonUnderground & Bus– Tube & Bus demand now growingsteadily– 45% increase on Bus• Congestion chargingsuccessfully implemented– Reduced traffic delays in centralLondon by 30% in first year (2003)– West London Extension (2007) andreduced delays by over 20%• Oyster card successfullyimplemented from 2003– Complex IT project– More than 17 million already issued -now largest contactless smartcard inEurope