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Transport for London to trial 'Oyster' phone
News According to The Guardian on Monday, trials will involve phone manufacturer Nokia, mobile operator O2 and Transport for London (TfL), the agency that runs London's public transport network. Upcoming trials will see passengers on the London...
[November 26, 2007, 12:18]
Transport for London seeks £400m IT savings
News Transport for London hopes to save £400m by restructuring its IT systems. The savings drive will help deliver part of the £2.4bn of "efficiencies" demanded by Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Peter Hendy and London mayor Boris Johnson.
[December 18, 2008, 15:53]
TfL terminates Oyster contract
News Transport for London has terminated its contract with the Transys consortium that provides the Oyster ticketing system for the London Underground, buses and trams. The Mayor and Transport for London are convinced that any new contract will deliver...
[August 8, 2008, 16:53]
TfL puts £150m up for network services
News Transport for London is planning to tender for two major voice and data network contracts worth up to £150m. The first notice, with an estimated value of between £30m and £75m, says that the capital's transport authority is seeking a provider with...
[December 4, 2009, 11:31]
TfL undertakes outsourcing overhaul
News Transport for London is undertaking a massive shake-up of its outsourcing deals, in a move that will see some work brought back in-house. Currently Transport for London (TfL) outsources its desktop management to CSC and network management to...
[July 31, 2008, 10:16]
TfL trials hi-tech travel-information system
News Transport for London is testing the potential for near field technology to transmit travel advice to mobile phones. The transfer from one mode of transport to another is the most difficult part of a journey," a Transport for London (TfL...
[August 28, 2007, 13:05]
Mystery surrounds wiped Oyster cards
News The authority responsible for the cards, Transport for London (TfL), is working in conjunction with supplier Transys to find out how the cards could have been affected by the gates. The travel smartcards were corrupted when swiped at ticket gates...
[July 14, 2008, 15:58]
Oyster e-money shelved amid cost wrangling
News Transport for London (TfL) last year shortlisted seven potential suppliers to transform Oyster from a ticketing system into a means of paying for goods such as coffee and newspapers. We're investigating [contactless payments] and we would still be...
[May 10, 2006, 10:40]
TfL explores options for Oyster replacement
News Transport for London may replace its Oyster card with with new ticketing systems operated through mobile phones or bank cards. Will Judge, head of future ticketing at Transport for London (TfL), told the London Assembly's Budget and Performance...
[October 23, 2008, 9:28]
'Oyster phone' trial goes live
News On Wednesday a consortium of companies and organisations — including O2, Nokia, Visa and Transport for London — announced a six-month trial of mobile phones with built-in Oyster card functionality. At the moment, the loss of a handset would have to...
[November 28, 2007, 14:28]
Olympics tickets could double as cash, travel cards
News Managing the transport for the London 2012 Games is going to be a bit of a nightmare with the numbers of additional people coming in. While the cost of tickets for the Games will include travel on public transport in London — suggesting the...
[June 1, 2009, 8:48]
Oyster contract in limbo after EDS legal move
News This follows complex contract negotiations by Transport for London (TfL), first with the consortium, then with its individual members. Transport for London are vigorously defending this challenge and have appealed against the interim court order.
[August 13, 2008, 15:42]
London Midland rail to get mobile ticketing
News Transport for London's Oyster card does not comply with Itso, so Lynch will not be able to integrate his scheme with it. UK public transport giant Go Ahead Group has pledged to have 50 percent of journeys on its London Midland rail franchise bought...
[August 3, 2007, 9:04]
Two UK intranets make global top 10
News London Underground and the Department of Transport have won praise for their internal communications networks The Department of Transport was praised for saving £130,000 by relocating its employee newsletter to the intranet.
[June 25, 2004, 11:35]
Smart-card ticketing goes Underground
News This month 80,000 of the cards were issued to staff of London Underground and Transport for London under the "Oyster" smart-card programme, a £1.2bn, 17-year project intended to ultimately replace current ticketing systems.
[November 20, 2002, 12:57]
2012 Olympics may see Tube mobile coverage
News Back in March, ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, revealed that Transport for London (TfL) had quietly dropped plans for a six-month mobile Tube trial. However, in the government's Digital Britain report, unveiled on Tuesday, Lord Carter said...
[June 18, 2009, 9:17]
Thursday
Blog It also merges nicely with the overt Big Brother attitude of Transport for London: now they don't only have you on camera, they can tell who you are from the machines that let you on the bus or tube in the first place.
[November 22, 2002, 17:08]
O2 hails success of Oyster-phone trial
News The mobile travelcard/wallet trial was announced in November 2007, with O2 partnering with AEG, Barclaycard, Nokia, Transport for London, TranSys and Visa Europe to trial a Nokia handset that included an Oyster application for travel around London.
[September 3, 2008, 11:39]
Guy Kewney's Diary
News I suppose, given the state of the London transport subsystem, this isn't surprising, but it is vexing; 3D accelerators are all the rage at the show, and Quake II is being demoed. Lotus Notes, the transport medium for the copy, decides that next...
[September 13, 1997, 8:00]
Tech foresees future of London travel
News This is part of the London Transport Museum, which reopened to the public this week following a two-year £22.4m refurbishment. This area shows urban transport systems from around the world, including Beijing, London and New York.
[November 23, 2007, 16:14]
