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Shere SMART
The Shere SMART ("SMART Terminal") is a desktop-based railway ticket issuing system, developed by the Guildford-based company Shere Ltd, utilising Newbury Data ND4020 ticket printer, first introduced in Britain in 2003. Since the first trial installation of the system in the ticket office at London Bridge station, approximately 300 terminals have been installed at stations on the Southern and former Thameslink networks. Origins After the railway network was privatised in the mid-1990s, it was decided that when the existing "Heritage" ticket issuing systems (APTIS, SPORTIS and the Quickfare passenger-operated machines) needed replacing, the contracts should be put out to competitive tender. Although the Rail Settlement Plan (RSP) scheme, overseen and controlled by the newly created Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), would set various requirements and regulate the introduction of such systems through an official accreditation process, any company which wished to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penge West
Penge West is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Penge, a district of the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is down the line from , in Travelcard Zone 4. Additional limited peak-time National Rail services operated by Southern also call at Penge West. There is an out-of-station interchange with station, located walk away and served by Southeastern services into Central London. station, also on the Windrush line of the London Overground, is also within walking distance. Penge West station provides access to The Dinosaur Park via the south gate of Crystal Palace Park. History The original Penge station was opened by the London and Croydon Railway in 1839, probably more for logistical reasons than anything else: the railway crossed the nearby High Street by a level crossing, and the station would have provided a place for trains to wait while the crossing gates were opened for them. The population of Penge was only around 270 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Train Operating Companies
The Rail Delivery Group Limited (RDG), previously the Association of Train Operating Companies, is the British rail industry membership body that brings together passenger and freight rail companies, Network Rail and High Speed 2. The RDG is approximately half-funded by Network Rail, the remainder of its funding being provided by the various transport groups it represents. The current incarnation of the RDG was created in 2017 from the merger of ATOC and a preceding organisation with the same brand. It performs industry-wide communications, defines ticket validity, participates in the formulation of railway policy, and is responsible for the National Rail Enquiries service. The RDG operates several brands and services, including Interrail and National Rail. Since its creation, it has undertaken several initiatives, such as the opening-up of automatic ticket gates and ticket machines to competition, and the incorporation of new anti-fare evasion technologies at stations. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banbury Railway Station
Banbury railway station serves the historic market town of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. The station is a stop on the Chiltern Main Line; it is operated by Chiltern Railways and has four platforms in use. History Banbury Bridge Street station opened on 2 September 1850, some four months after the Buckinghamshire Railway ( L&NWR) opened its terminus. When meadows and the recently disused racecourse at Grimsbury were sold to the Great Western Railway (GWR) in about 1850, the owner also sold the other part of his land, north of the Middleton road to the Banbury Freehold Land Society; this was financially backed by Cobb's Bank, on which to build middle-class houses, but development was slow at the time and some plots were never built upon. The station was going to be part of the GWR's Oxford and Rugby Railway, before the problems with changing gauges at prevented it. The single track extension from Oxford to Banbury did open. At first, Banbury was just a single platform th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorfields Railway Station
Moorfields railway station is an underground railway station in the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station is situated on both the Northern and Wirral Lines of the Merseyrail network. It is the third-busiest station on the Merseyrail network, and the largest underground station. It is also the only station on the network having services to all other Merseyrail stations. History The station was built in the 1970s, as a replacement for Liverpool Exchange railway station, opening on 2 May 1977. The station was opened by British Rail and is accessed via entrances at Moorfields and on the corner of Old Hall Street and Tithebarn Street. The Old Hall Street entrance is open from only 5:30 am until 7 pm on weekdays. Services from the north had previously terminated at nearby Liverpool Exchange terminus station. The newly created north–south crossrail Northern Line runs through Moorfields. Liverpool Exchange was closed and the line extended underground to the new Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading Railway Station
Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading, Berkshire, Reading in Berkshire, England, it is west of . It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames. It is the busiest station in Berkshire, and the third busiest in South East England. Reading is the ninth busiest railway station in the UK outside London and the second busiest interchange station outside London. The station is managed by Network Rail and is served by four train operating company, train operating companies: Great Western Railway (train operating company), Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, South Western Railway (train operating company), South Western Railway and the Elizabeth line. History Original station The first Reading station was opened on 30 March 1840 as the temporary western terminus of the original line of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The time taken to travel from London to Reading was reduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neath Railway Station
Neath railway station is a main line railway station serving the town of Neath, south Wales. Managed by Transport for Wales Rail, Transport for Wales, the station is located at street level on Windsor Road, situated back from the street fronting a small car park. It is from Paddington railway station, London Paddington (via Stroud). History The surviving Neath railway station is one of four railway stations originally in Neath, and to distinguish it from the others was at one time named ''Neath General'', the suffix being applied before Nationalisation. ''Neath Canalside'' served the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway services until they ended in 1963. ''Neath Riverside'' (also at times known as ''Neath Bridge Street'' and ''Neath Low Level''), served trains to and from Brecon via the Neath and Brecon Railway, with an additional stop at Neath Abbey. The railway itself remains partly in use, linking Onllwyn and the docks. The remains of the Neath Bridge Street station can be seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackfriars Station
Blackfriars (), also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and Cambridge to Brighton) and limited Southeastern commuter services to South East London and Kent. Its platforms span the River Thames, the only station in London to do so, along the length of Blackfriars Railway Bridge, a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge. There are two station entrances – one on each side of the Thames – along with a connection to the London Underground District and Circle lines. The main line station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway with the name ''St. Paul's'' in 1886, as a replacement for the earlier Blackfriars Bridge station (now the present station's southern entrance) and the earlier Blackfriars railway bridge. This increased capacity of rail traffic through the Snow H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubic FasTIS
Cubic FasTIS (Flexible and Secure Ticket Issuing System) was a TIS (ticket issuing system) developed by Cubic for Transport for London and rolled out across a large number of National Rail stations in the London area. It could also be used by Revenue Protection Officers to check the validity of possibly inauthentic tickets. is the latest TIS introduced to the UK National Rail Retailers. The prototype was piloted at Chiltern Railways High Wycombe station from April 2005, the second pilot machine was deployed at Banbury station. Following successful piloting, both Northern Rail and Chiltern Railways selected FasTIS to replace their APTIS fleet. Notably, the prototype at High Wycombe was destroyed when the station burnt down on Sunday 27 November 2005. FasTIS was rolled out across all Northern locations from around December 2005; Chiltern rolled out across their stations around mid-2006. Developed by Cubic Transportation Systems, FasTIS is unique in embedding a journey plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford Interchange Railway Station
Bradford Interchange is a Transport hub, transport interchange in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, which consists of a railway station and bus station adjacent. The Interchange, which was designed in 1962, was hailed as a showpiece of European design and was opened on 14 January 1973. It is served by the majority of bus services in the city centre, while the railway station, which is one of two in the city centre (along with ), is served by Northern (train operating company), Northern and is also the terminus for Grand Central (train operating company), Grand Central services from London King's Cross railway station, London King's Cross. On 4 January 2024, a large chunk of concrete was found to have fallen from the Interchange's underground car park ceiling, situated directly underneath the Interchange's bus station. As a result, the bus station was closed on 5 January, whilst survey work was conducted to repair the affected concrete and the bus station's structure. As of 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arriva Trains Northern
Arriva Trains Northern was a train operating company in England owned by Arriva that operated the Regional Railways North East franchise from March 1997 until December 2004. History As part of the privatisation of British Rail, the Regional Railways North East franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to MTL after it won the contest from a field of Connex, FirstBus, Grand Central, a management/ Via-GTI consortium, National Express, Prism Rail and Stagecoach. The franchise commenced on 2 March 1997. In May 1998, the franchise was rebranded as Northern Spirit with a livery of turquoise with a lime green stylised italic ''N'' across the midsection introduced. At the same time, the long distance regional services connecting Sunderland, Newcastle, Scarborough and Hull with Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool were sub-branded under the TransPennine Express banner with rolling stock painted in a base colour of maroon with a gold stylised italic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton-on-Thames Railway Station
Walton-on-Thames railway station is at the southern edge of the town of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England and borders Burwood Park, Hersham. It is from and is situated between and . The station's main entrance borders the Ashley Park, Surrey, Ashley Park area of the largely residential town and features a taxi rank and pick-up wikt:apron, apron. The station opened as ''Walton for Hersham'' in 1838 and today has rush hour services two stops from central London. Only the two outer platforms on the slow lines are currently used. The central island platform is disused. Services Services from Walton-on-Thames are split into rush hour (Monday - Friday, early mornings and evenings), off peak (Monday - Friday, Saturday) and Sunday. Rush hour *4 trains per hour (tph) to London Waterloo, stopping to Surbiton then, non stop to London Waterloo. *2tph to Woking *2tph to Basingstoke Rush hour services to London Waterloo only operate in the morning, and services to Woking and Guildford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gipsy Hill Railway Station
Gipsy Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London. It is situated on the Crystal Palace line, measured from . The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3. Accidents and incidents *On 14 February 1990, Class 455 electric multiple unit 5802 collided with a fallen tree obstructing the line. Unit 5820 then collided with 5802. Services All services at Gipsy Hill are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 4 tph to * 4 tph to (2 of these run via and 2 run via ) * 2 tph to * 2 tph to During the evenings, the services between London Victoria and West Croydon do not run and the services between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction are reduced to hourly. On Sundays, the services between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction do not run. Connections London Buses route 322 serves the station, From the bus stop Gipsy Hill station. Gallery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
