Stansted and Southend airport railway stations are to accept contactless payments for rail travel from next month. The tap-in tap-out ticketing system is being introduced at barriers at both airports, ...

Passengers still need to be savvy to avoid paying over the odds, a watchdog warned Stansted and Southend airport railway stations are to accept contactless payments for rail travel from next month.

The tap-in tap-out ticketing system is being introduced at barriers at both airports, except for services between Cambridge and Stansted. London Travelwatch estimated thousands of people each year ...