Who won: Barcode Ticketing in London

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Background This preliminary market engagement exercise is being conducted by Transport for London (TfL), through its trading arm Transport Trading Limited (TTL) and in collaboration with Rail Delivery Group (RDG) on the basis described in this notice. There is a shared ambition across TfL and the wider rail industry to move more passengers to digital ticketing in all its forms, to deliver strategic, operational and customer benefits - while ensuring that the retail experience remains inclusive and accessible for those who rely on paper tickets or cash. To enable delivery of these benefits, TfL is seeking to deliver a ticketing solution for the acceptance of barcode tickets in London. Barcode ticketing has been rolled out nationally on rail, further accelerating the adoption of digital retailing and acceptance. Today, 79%* of National Rail tickets are retailed digitally (including barcode, smart card and TfL PAYG). TfL's proposed expansion of barcode ticketing in London aligns with the broader rail industry-led reform of fares, ticketing, and retail. Making fares easier to understand, ticketing simpler and delivering improvements to passenger experience now, ahead of a simpler

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