(24 Dec 2023, 2:30 pm)Andreos1 wrote Pop was launched circa 2015. First trial roll-out early Q2 off memory.It took TfL 12 years from the launch of Oyster to then withdrawn cash fares on bus. These aren't just tricky box software installations. It takes years to plan and implement.
The Smartzones weren't launched until 3 or 4 years later.
RE: Tyne Bridge Works 2023-27 (ish)