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<p>The Government pledged up to £150m in 2015 to Transport for the North (TfN), to
support their plans for an integrated and smart travel programme across the North.
Whilst several projects are now in delivery, during development of the ‘contactless
bank card scheme’, TfN concluded that the full, multi-modal benefits of their original
scheme design cannot be delivered without the involvement of commercial bus operators,
who have now developed their own bank card ticketing schemes. TfN are currently in
the process of developing alternative proposals, with a multi-modal solution across
the North remaining their ambition for the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues
to fully support TfN’s aspiration to deliver a step-change in the public transport
experience for passengers in the North through an improved and modernised smart ticketing
offer.</p>
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