The PRT product development cements nagels move into the UK rail ticketing sector
The PRT product development started back in 2020 with nagels and Scheidt & Bachmann, with nagels having been presented with a brief to develop the new passenger rail ticket (PRT) that rivals the existing CCST in performance and functionality while meeting the environmental shift away from magnetic stripe tickets traditionally used. Following 12 months of material development with the paper mill to formulate a unique thermal-coated paper, robust enough to meet the system and user demands placed upon it, nagels was able to start a phased product rollout with Scheidt & Bachmann, Greater Anglia Rail and others, with additional support from RDG (Rail Delivery Group) helping drive the technology change.
nagels environmental strategy, which was embraced from the start of the product development, in line with the objectives of Greater Anglia to provide its users with a new type of ticket that addresses the need to move away from the traditional magnetic tickets containing ferrite, to a product that is not only constructed from FSC- certified paper, that has chain of custody certification, that is fully recyclable but is manufactured in a more environmental and sustainable manner. nagels understands that material developments are only one part of the environmental journey, and product manufacturing plays a significant role in delivering a sustainable product to its partners. Following extensive investment, a high percentage of the energy used in the PRT roll manufacture is provided by clean solar energy, generated from the 1,000 large format solar panels mounted at nagels production facility. This complements changes in production processes with the introduction of LED-cured inks, capital investments in new manufacturing equipment driving down production waste, while optimizing product efficiencies and functionality.
"Working with nagels has been a great success"
Malcolm Cotter - Head of Retail Systems at Greater Anglia commented "Working with nagels on the development of the PRT has been a great success, with the collaboration resulting in nagels becoming the exclusive supplier to GA for the PRT products. nagels' knowledge of the ticketing sector, their ability to listen to our requirements and concerns, and their responsiveness in addressing these, helped drive forward the PRT project rollout. We look forward to working and growing our business with nagels in the years ahead."
Lee Minter - Managing Director at nagels UK Ltd and development lead on the project stated:
"The signing of this contract with Greater Anglia represents the efforts of all those involved in the PRT journey to date: our development partner Scheidt & Bachmann UK, the PRT project team at Rail Delivery Group, and of course Malcolm, David Edwards - Lead Retail Systems Manager and the GA team for placing their trust in nagels to deliver a world-class product and service to GA and rail passengers. The PRT product development cements nagels move into the UK rail ticketing sector, providing rail, metro, streetcar and bus operators more choice when it comes to supplier, challenging the status quo and driving competition and change"