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Digital Train Ticket revolution - We try it!

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Imagine a world where you could arrive at a station, get out your phone and open an App, click Start journey, make your train journey and then at your destination simply click End journey – and then have complete confidence and trust that you would be charged the correct, cheapest available fare.

Sounds like science fiction? Well, it could soon be science fact thanks to the Digital Pay as You Go trials currently underway across the railway. There are four such trials, all sponsored by the Department for Transport and Richard recently went to see the East Midlands Railway trial with Trainline that’s underway between Leicester, Nottingham and Derby.

Richard spoke with Steve Gooder, Vice President of Retail Innovation at Trainline about the new technology and came away very impressed. This could be genuinely game changing for passengers in the future. And not far in the future either……

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Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)

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This video explores the Digital Pay as You Go trials on UK railways, focusing on a trial by East Midlands Railway in partnership with Trainline. The initiative aims to allow passengers to pay for their journeys via a mobile app, ensuring accurate and fair fare charges. The trial operates between Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby, with mentions of several locations along the route. The technology is described as potentially transformative for future rail travel.

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  • Platform ID O0L_HkgDD2Q
  • Views 18,669
  • Date published 16 Jan 2026 10:47
  • Date added 27 Jan 2026 01:42
  • Recorded 26 Feb 2025
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