Torpoint Ferry Plymouth

Adrian Keeling-Look

Torpoint had been using equipment from Radix Micro Devices, a primary supplier of ours where we provided customer service and support. In 2004 we implemented additional software systems for upgraded mobile devices along with the office-based management systems. The Torpoint Ferry and the Tamar Bridge operate as a single organisation which, in 2006/7, investigated the automation of toll systems at …

Cowes Floating Bridge

Adrian Keeling-Look

We have been supplying the Cowes Floating Bridge with their ticketing systems for over 25 years. In 2016 we delivered a major upgrade to this system when we introduced a new Saver Card and website. This was engineered and launched from the ground up within six months. The scheme provides a central online account which can be topped up with …

Dartmouth Ferries

Adrian Keeling-Look

Dartmouth Lower Ferry Our involvement with the Lower Ferry at Dartmouth begins in 1992 when their first ticketing system, using mobile data collection, went live. It was a closed system of simple hand-held computers running a flavor of DOS, together with the first PC that was installed at the office to provide management shift reporting. Each toll transaction was recorded …

FalRiver Travel Cards

Adrian Keeling-Look

We have been providing the ticketing system to FalRiver Cornwall for over a decade. This includes: St Mawes Ferry Enterprise Boats Place Ferry Falmouth Park and Float King Harry Ferry Falmouth Visitor Information Centre The system sells and administers over 1.5 million journeys a year through a range of products that include: Single and Day Returns: Standard board card style tickets …

University Travel Card

Adrian Keeling-Look

A travel card for over 5,000 students. We helped supply a system to FalRiver who were working in partnership with First Kernow to deliver a ticketing system for their bus routes which serviced the growing Falmouth University. As well as travel between the campus and town it also included unlimited travel across the whole First Kernow network in Cornwall.     …

King Harry Ferry in Cornwall

Adrian Keeling-Look

This iconic chain ferry carries cars and foot passengers across the river Fal in Cornwall. We have been providing ticketing equipment to the ferry for over a decade. As well as issuing standard single and day return tickets, they also have a smart card system where users can buy a card and store credit on it. Credit is purchased at …

‘Quick Ticket’ App for Chain Ferry

Adrian Keeling-Look

New ‘Quick Ticket’ App Launched for Cowes Floating Bridge. In 2017 we launched a new mobile app for the Cowes Floating Bridge that allows customers to quickly and easily buy a ticket for their crossing using their phone. In three simple steps, the customer has a QR code on their phone’s screen that can be scanned by the crew onboard just like a paper …

Award winning Journey Planner

Adrian Keeling-Look

This was a large and technically challenging project with a lot of firsts. A journey planning application that we developed which was groundbreaking in terms of scope and performance and had to compete with large multi-nationals with many times our budget. Xephos was commissioned by Southern Vectis plc, originally as an electronic version of their Great Britain Bus Timetable publication, …

Online Booking for Sea Safaris

Adrian Keeling-Look

Orca Sea Safaris run wildlife tours from Falmouth in Cornwall. We built an online booking system that allows customers to book places on individual trips or to request that a trip be run on a specific date. http://www.falriver.co.uk/things-to-do/orca-sea-safaris/booking Both manual and automatic discounts can be applied, based on occupancy and the date. This system integrates with the SagePay online payment system, …