UK commuters to get smart cards to travel across country by 2018

Every rail commuter will be able to use a pay-as-you-go smart card to take them anywhere in the country, Chris Grayling says today. The transport secretary says that he wants all train companies to make available these Oyster-card style cards to commuters by the end of 2018. The news came as Mr Grayling unveiled the biggest overhaul of the rail industry for two decades to “put passengers first” to create a new “golden era for rail”.