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| Subject: Nottinghamshire County Council‘freedom card’ scheme.Wayfarer Transit SystemsERG Transit SystemsElectronic Ticketing EquipmentSmart Capable Electronic Ticketing machines used inthe ‘freedom card’ scheme. | |
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Author: Monday, 18th November 2002 |
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Date Posted: Tuesday, May 06, 01:26:00pm In reply to: ERG/PCL 40% Yorkshire (previous to last half year 30/6/02 to the 31/12/02--it was 47.1%) 's message, "Yorkshire  A Regional Smartcard System for the North-East of England." on Friday, May 02, 06:20:01amhttp://www.smartex.com/featured_events/smart_journey.pdf Nottinghamshire County Council Monday, 18th November 2002 Moat House, Mansfield Rd, Nottingham Purpose of the event The event is being held to disseminate information on the development and implementation of Nottinghamshire County Councils’ smartcard system. ‘freedom card’ is a unique smartcard application which has been developed across multiple ticketing equipment types and numerous bus operators to validate both concessionary fares and education transport. As a Beacon Council Nottinghamshire County Council wishes to share their experiences (warts and all) with others who may be considering travelling a similar route. Delegates include ATCO Members Other Local Authority Transport and IT Directors Transport Card Forum Members Bus Operators ITSO Members The day will cover the following topics: Overview of the ‘freedom card’’ smart card scheme Involvement of Transport Operators and Local Authorities Card Issuing and Working with District Councils The Specification, and Making it Work On-Vehicle Support Systems The Way Forward The Exhibitions and Demonstrations During the ‘Smart Journey’ Conference exhibitions and demonstrations will be held, in the exhibition hall and outside on vehicle, covering the processes involved in delivering the Nottinghamshire ‘freedom card’’ scheme. Scheme partners and panel members will be available to answer any questions you may have arising from today’s conference and representation will be as follows:- Nottinghamshire County Council End to end application processing through to smartcard production Card quality testing and misuse monitoring Driver support systems Depot systems management Transaction data processing Transaction data analysis ESP Systex ltd Card printing and initialisation equipment Card issuing equipment and processes Magnadata International Card suppliers Ticketing through the ages Almex (Metric Group Ltd) Electronic Ticketing Equipment Smart Capable Electronic Ticketing machines used in the ‘freedom card’ scheme. Wayfarer Transit Systems Electronic Ticketing Equipment Smart Capable Electronic Ticketing machines used in the ‘freedom card’ scheme. ERG Transit Systems Electronic Ticketing Equipment Smart Capable Electronic Ticketing machines used in the ‘freedom card’ scheme. Stagecoach East Midlands (Outdoor demonstration) On vehicle smartcard transactions using ERG ticketing equipment Marshalls of Sutton on Trent (Outdoor demonstration) On vehicle smartcard transactions using Almex ticketing equipment Travelwright (Newark) Ltd (Outdoor demonstration) On vehicle smartcard transactions using Wayfarer ticketing equipment Nottingham City Transport (Outdoor demonstration) On vehicle smartcard transactions using Almex ticketing equipment for NCT’S own commercial application and combining the Nottinghamshire ‘freedom card’. NB:- This is a preview of joint working with a proprietary commercial smartcard application and our local authority scheme. Panel Member representation (other than listed above) Gedling Borough Council (concessionary fares scheme partner) PJ Associates (technical consultant for ‘freedom card’) ITSO DfT Event organised by ‘Smartex Limited’ on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council Contact details for Nottinghamshire County Council:- Elaine Chatterton - elaine.chatterton@nottscc.gov.uk - 0115 9774760 Dave Bennett - dave.bennett@nottscc.gov.uk - 0115 9774482 DP&P(0) 11/02/ENV/2347 ENV/TRANS/11.02/00640 Time Topic 9:30 Arrivals and Registration and demonstrations 10:15 Welcome and Introduction to the day This session will welcome delegates to the event and will orientate them as to the general objectives of the day and in particular the opportunities to meet suppliers and see demonstrations of the various system components. 10:30 The ‘freedom card’ journey This session will outline the Nottinghamshire County Council smartcard scheme and give an overview of the development journey. STAGE 1 10:45 The Journey Begins Stage 1 summarises the initial objectives of the scheme in improving and automating the exercise of statutory and concessionary travel entitlements in the county, along with the expected benefits of its operation and the barriers and issues to be overcome. The session will also explain how participating local authorities and bus operators were approached in order to obtain their support. It will conclude with a panel discussion and question and answer session involving local and national participating bus operators 11:15 Refreshment Break in the ‘demonstration and exhibition’ area STAGE 2 11:45 Turning the wheels Stage 2 explains the practicalities and associated problems of issuing cards to travellers and also working alongside partner authorities i.e District Councils. This will be followed by a panel discussion and a question and answer session involving card and card initialisation suppliers and District Councils. 12:30 Luncheon, Networking and demonstrations in the exhibition hall plus outdoor on-vehicle demonstrations STAGE 3 2:00 Speeding Up Stage 3 sets out the system and specification development and addresses the operational issues of implementation of an interoperable smartcard system. Followed by a panel discussion including representatives from the three participating ticket machine suppliers and Nottinghamshires’ technical consultants. 2:45 Refreshment Break in the ‘demonstration and exhibition’ area STAGE 4 3:15 Maintaining the vehicle Stage 4 covers all the support systems necessary to maintain the scheme in operation:- Back office systems, support mechanisms for drivers, quality control, file transfer procedures, depot management for small operators and data analysis. STAGE 5 4:00 Journeys end or is it the beginning? Following implementation of the current phase what’s next for ‘freedom card’’? The final stage explores the future of the scheme, its’ integration with local commercial applications and the migration to the ITSO specification. 4:45 Summary of the day and conference close The Conference Speaker Chair: Eric Sampson Department for Transport Elaine Chatterton Nottinghamshire County Council Nick Brown Nottinghamshire County Council Panel members:- Dave Bennett, Elaine Chatterton Nick Brown Nottinghamshire County Council George Connell Stagecoach UK Bus Richard Kay Stagecoach East Midlands Simon Bunting Travel Wrights Newark John Marshall Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent Speaker [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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