Yorcard
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Yorcard is the name of a pilot electronic smartcard ticketing for use in South
/ West Yorkshire
. The pilot was commissioned by the Department for Transport and is being carried out by Yorcard Ltd on behalf of the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. The pilot's aim is to gather information to inform the DfT's work on multi-modal smartcards. The pilot, on ten school bus services and seven regular bus services in Sheffield, began in September 2007 with children from several schools. It was extended to some rail services in December 2008.
The system is in some ways similar to the Oyster Card
used on public transport by Transport for London
. Like the Oyster card, the Yorcard will be an anonymous card and will therefore be transferable. However for the pilot some cards, such as the child concessionary passes and the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons National Concession passes, are photo ID passes to enable them to be used on services other than those involved in the pilot scheme.
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
/ West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. The pilot was commissioned by the Department for Transport and is being carried out by Yorcard Ltd on behalf of the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. The pilot's aim is to gather information to inform the DfT's work on multi-modal smartcards. The pilot, on ten school bus services and seven regular bus services in Sheffield, began in September 2007 with children from several schools. It was extended to some rail services in December 2008.
The system is in some ways similar to the Oyster Card
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. It is promoted by Transport for London and is valid on a number of different travel systems across London including London Underground, buses, the Docklands...
used on public transport by Transport for London
Transport for London
Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
. Like the Oyster card, the Yorcard will be an anonymous card and will therefore be transferable. However for the pilot some cards, such as the child concessionary passes and the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons National Concession passes, are photo ID passes to enable them to be used on services other than those involved in the pilot scheme.