Oyster-style cards set for West transport

A London Oyster-style "smart" card will be introduced in Bristol by the end of next year.The cards should be available from day one on the long-awaited MetroBuses which could eventually go cashless. It will mean that passengers will be able to pre-pay for their card on the internet at home or on their iphone and then use it instead of cash when boarding one of the new hi-tech single deckers that are now being built.Passengers will be able to buy the cards in advance at shops or other... Reported by Western Daily Press 17 hours ago.