Swift card
Swift is an electronic ticketing scheme developed by Centro (Network West Midlands) for use on public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan area in England, similar to the Oyster card in Greater London. Rather than being a single card, it is a range of travel cards under a common name.
History
Introduction began in 2012, with a phased rollout estimated to be completed by the end of 2015 when the system is rolled out across the local rail network, as part of rail devolution in the West Midlands county.[1] Bus operators began to accept the scheme during this roll out; National Express West Midlands began accepting pay-as-you-go Swift cards in September 2015. It is a long-term goal of Centro NWM to accept contactless payments on the system, although this will likely only be possible when the authority gains bus franchising powers and is able to set standard bus fares.
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