Chiltern Railways are piloting a scheme that will allow passengers to purchase tickets on their mobile phones.
The new system being piloted by fifty passengers allows users to use their mobile phones to purchase a ticket. After completeing the purchase the ticket is sent to their phone in the form of a barcode that can be read by the electronic gates.
This will only work on more modern phones with colour screens, Chiltern have had a service in place since January that allowed users to send tickets to their mobile phone, with the addition of the ability to purchase they have taken the complete process to users on the move.
Anyone who has stood in a ten deep queue at a railway station will appreciate this service.
Read the press release here