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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

The future of rail ticketing comes to Yorkshire with smartphone-tracking fares

Passengers on the line between Leeds and Harrogate can now opt to pay for travel by having their mobile phone tracked.

The 18-mile stretch of line, operated by Northern, is the latest to be calibrated for the new digital pay-as-you-go (PAYG) ticketing system.

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