Barriers to barcode ticketing are falling

Self-print and mobile barcode ticketing was first introduced by Chiltern Railways in 2007 to provide a convenient service for passengers buying advance purchase e-tickets. Operators, in the long distance and airport sector, have followed in trialling the technology for their advance fares. However, the roll out of barcode ticketing to a wider range of ticket types and operators has been considered impractical because of concerns over fraudulent duplication of tickets, particularly self-print,...