(2 hours ago)Andreos1 wrote OK, let's say it's Nexus fault in T&W.
What about in the other areas? Why wasn't there any joined up thinking in Durham or Northumberland?
Why didn't any of the operators bang their heads together on Teesside?
Got to remember, this is well before NECA or TVCA came about.
The pot of money was there and everyone went off on their own tangent, doing their own thing and implementing their own smart-cards.
Other than the odd Smartzone (like in South Shields), there's been nothing.
It's been 10 years since the big, initial push.
To avoid charges of collusion between private operators, these schemes must be initiated and administered by the local authorities and they simply don't have the resource.
Ticketing appears fragmented in the north east because local authority leaders let that happen. Simple as that. West Yorkshire proves what could be done, even under a deregulated model.
If we want better ticketing, get a better transport authority