Six-Month Delay in Roll-Out of Contactless Gates to Several South Essex Stations

Six-month delay in roll-out of contactless gates to several south Essex stations

A roll-out of contactless payments to stations across south Essex has been delayed by six months, according to a rail operating firm.

Stansted passengers at risk of £100 fines after 'pay-as-you-go' ticketing delayed

Sudden postponement of roll-out at 20 Greater Anglia stations announced a week before latest expansion of ‘pay-as-you-go’ network

Contactless ticketing for Greater Anglia railway stations delayed by months - Essex Live

It was going to be rolled out to 20 stations across the network

Stansted Airport’s contactless train ticketing delayed as Greater Anglia hits software snag

The planned rollout of London-style contactless payments at Stansted Airport has been delayed after encountering software issues. The plan had been for 50 stations around London to enable contactless pay as you go ticketing from 14th December, but problems with the Greater Anglia route means its stations are being delayed. For pay as you go with contactless to work correctly, train company fares must be fully integrated with TfL’s fare system.  …