ORCATS

ORCATS (Operational Research Computerised Allocation of Tickets to Services), is a large centralised legacy computer system used on passenger railways in Great Britain. It is used for real time reservation and revenue sharing on interavailable tickets between train operating companies (TOCs). The system is used to divide ticket revenue when a ticket or journey involves trains operated by multiple TOCs.^[1] The system was owned by British Rail, and is now managed by the Association of Train Operating Companies.

History

Before nationalisation, a similar function was carried out by the Railway Clearing House.^[2]

References

British railway ticket machines (computerised)

Ticket office-based	INTIS APTIS Tribute Shere SMART Fujitsu STAR Cubic FasTIS

Passenger-operated	Ascom B8050 Quickfare Avantix B8070 Cubic QueueBuster Shere FASTticket Scheidt & Bachmann Ticket XPress Ascom EasyTicket Parkeon Astreo Parkeon Galexio PERTIS

Conductor-operated	PORTIS/SPORTIS Avantix Mobile

Travel agency and online sales	Inclusive Tour Coupons AJENTS ELGAR Evolvi

Related articles	2014 National Rail ticket features APTIS ticket features Concessionary fares on the British railway network National Location Code ORCATS Rail Settlement Plan Station groups

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