Card tricks
Evening Standard Comment12 April 2012
It is cheering for London's commuters that passengers on the mainline railway system will finally be able to use pre-paid Oystercards.
The rail companies have, at last, agreed to find £20million for new technology which will allow the cards to be used on all commuter rail services as well as buses and Tubes by 2009 - with some stations upgraded into the system within months.
The rail companies have dragged their heels too long. But this is an important step towards the integrated public transport system we have been waiting for.
