Yes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. I understand that the first franchise that will offer the use of smartcards will be delivered in 2009, and following on from that experience we intend to see smartcards introduced right across the network. They have the potential really to simplify the experience for the passenger in the future.
Sustainable Railways
Proceeding contribution from
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 July 2007.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Sustainable Railways.
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