The UK Government has today announced plans to bring together Tap and Go travel across buses, trains and trams.

Similar systems are already in place in Liverpool, London and Nottingham and now local leaders are being allowed to create systems like these.

Passengers will therefore benefit from more affordable travel as well as onward journeys being more connected.

This is just one of more than 40 commitments in the Better Connected national transport strategy, which has also announced a new partnership with Google to allow people to track buses via Google Maps.

“For too long, getting from A to B has been more complicated than it needs to be.   

“People want journeys to be easy and reliable. They want to be able to get off a train and straight on to a bus without having to battle through a confusing system or buy separate tickets for each part of their journey.   

“That’s why we’re giving local leaders the powers to build transport networks that are simpler, more accessible and better connected, improving everyday journeys and supporting growth in every corner of the country.”  

Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander