Brisbane public transport smart card system ‘outdated’ but new system years away

Community group Rail-Back on Track is concerned that commuters will be stuck with the outdated Go Card system for at least another three years. Department of Transport and Main Roads Director-General and former TransLink boss Neil Scales earlier this month oversaw the calling of tenders for the next generation Go Card. However Cubic Corporation, which maintains the smart card system, announced on November 19 that it had signed a three-year contract extension with TransLink and would respond to TransLink Expression of Interest for next-generation transportation smart card system arriving in 2019.