Train tickets around the globe are going green thanks to pioneering work by a Hull manufacturer and the city’s university.
A solvent-based system to produce the magnetic strip on the familiar orange passes has been switched out for a water-based one, dramatically cutting emissions. Paragon ID is the company behind the supply to UK rail operators, and partnered with University of Hull and the city council on the £230,000 programme.
Work described as revolutionising the production process at the Stockholm Road plant of the global giant has seen an 87 per cent reduction in the environmental impact - with 67 tonnes of solvent emissions eradicated. The strip holds passenger journey data and is read by entry and exit barriers.
