- Tribute (ticket)
Tribute is one of the new generation of ticket issuing systems introduced to ticket offices by
British Rail during the mid-1990s, prior to the privatisation of the network. PC-based, it is one of several systems trialled with the aim of replacing the agingAPTIS system. The original systems was developed by British Rail Business Systems,"Tribute User Manual Volume 1; Issue 3.1 (2002)"; British Rail Business Systems/SclumbergerSema; July 1995, as amended] and was first installed atLondon St Pancras onJanuary 21 1994 .cite web| url=http://www.stannsulyn.dsl.pipex.com/machines/tribute.pdf| title=Tribute| work=Transport Ticket Society| accessdate=2008-01-17| ] By April 2005, around 250 terminals were in use [cite web| url=http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/22doc.pdf| title=Ticket Retailing: A Policy Statement| work=Office of the Rail Regulator| accessdate=2008-01-17| ] Following privatisation, development and support was provided to the Train Operating Companies (TOCs) bySchlumbergerSema , until they were bought byAtos Origin in 2004. Since the system was launched the software has undergone several major updates - release version 10 is now in use in ticket offices.cite web| url=http://tributesupport.rail.co.uk/press.php| title=News| work=Tribute Support| accessdate=2008-01-17| ]Today the Tribute software is owned by Tribute Ltd, a company which is comprised of representatives from a number of TOCs, and several industry call centres.cite web| url=http://tributesupport.rail.co.uk/wwd.php| title=Who are we?| work=Tribute Support| accessdate=2008-01-17| ] Development and systems integration work is undertaken by Atos Origin.
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