EasyRider


The easyrider Citycard,, is a contactless smartcard introduced in 2000 in Nottingham, England, for use on Nottingham City Transport Services. It was originally named 'BusCard'. The name EasyRider was first used by NCT in 1981 for a pre-paid, paper-based system that was carried and used with a photo-identity card. In September 2009 the card was relaunched as 'easyrider Citycard'; it merged easyrider and Citycard into one card. Now it offers library rental, free swimming, and discounts to easyrider holders as well.

Background

The Easyrider card is a contactless smartcard. Travellers wave the card past the green readers on Nottingham City Transport buses or touch the card onto the green readers at tram stops.

Cards

There are four different kinds of easyrider cards; easyrider Everyday, easyrider Anyday, and their respective 'further' versions for use on South Notts 1 to Loughborough and Pathfinder 100 to Southwell, as well as other services that extend beyond the City Zone into the Outer Area.

easyrider Everyday

Blue card, can be purchased in blocks from 7 days up to 1 year. Activated for all buses and trams in that period of time. The card carries a photograph of the holder.

easyrider Anyday

Easyrider Anyday can be purchased for 5, 10, 20 or 100 days. However, it is activated only on the days it is used and so is useful for those who travel regularly but not on consecutive days.

easyrider Purse

Like an electronic purse, ordinary tickets can be bought at a reduced price using credit stored on it.

Citycard Senior

Allows over 60s to travel free within the county.

Citycard Mobility/Mobility+

Allows the disabled to travel free within the county.

Student Cards

Students of the Nottingham Trent University can also use their university ID cards on Nottingham City Transport and NET, activated in the University at Chaucer Building or George Eliot Building at discounted rates. They can also be topped up at the NCT Travel Centre in the usual way.
Students of the University of Nottingham are able to use their University Cards for travel. They can top up their cards in the Student's Union travel centre.

Milestones

In late 2007, Trent Barton, a neighbouring bus operator in Greater Nottingham, revealed their contactless smartcard system, Mango.