>Merseyrail 'tap-and-go' ticketing launched
>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mlgwv8lxgo
>A new contactless payment system for purchasing train tickets on the Merseyrail network has been launched.
>The "tap-and-go" system allows passengers to use a MetroCard linked to their bank account to make journeys across the Liverpool City Region.
>The second phase will launch later this year and will see passengers able to use their bank card, or devices such as phones or watches, without the need for a MetroCard.

Long, long overdue imo. From the sound of things, it's been thought out properly - daily/weekly caps, useful across rail, bus and ferry and so on - so that's London, Manchester and now Liverpool where you can get around with either a smartcard if you're local, or the bank card you already have if you're visiting.