SNCF Withdrawing Mobile Tickets

[Puffing Devil]

In an email about the move to a new website for uk.voyages-sncf.com there was the following announcement:

M-TICKETS: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PRINT TICKETS BEFORE TRAVEL

M tickets will be unavailable for travel after 27/03. If you intend to travel with a e-ticket, please ensure you print it at home before travelling.
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I'm wondering why the change when so many appear keen to move towards mobile ticketing?

 

[najaB]

I'm wondering why the change when so many appear keen to move towards mobile ticketing?

My guess is that they want to move to true app-based mTickets rather than "Don't have to print at home" tickets.

 

[Puffing Devil]

Reading a little more, it appears that you can also have your tickets loaded to your loyalty smart card, so no need for a phone or battery worries.

It's amazing what you can do with a single operator and a national scheme.......

 

[Bletchleyite]

Associating them with Railcards seems an obvious possibility.

 

[DaiGog]

Many UK mobile tickets used to be M-tickets but are now E-tickets delivered to a mobile device. I would guess that this would be the next step - but then it is SNCF......

 

[hexagon789]

My guess is that they want to move to true app-based mTickets rather than "Don't have to print at home" tickets.

That's not so bad then, I was thinking of using E-tickets with SNCF on the future but an app should be fine hopefully

 

[Adsy125]

The withdrawal of e tickets from SNCF voyages is surely just because SNCF Voyages will cease to exist from 27/03 so they can't support e-tickets, I imagine Oui will support them

 

[hexagon789]

The withdrawal of e tickets from SNCF voyages is surely just because SNCF Voyages will cease to exist from 27/03 so they can't support e-tickets, I imagine Oui will support them

What's replacing SNCF Voyage?

 

[Adsy125]

What's replacing SNCF Voyage?

''Oui' https://en.oui.sncf/en/

 

[hexagon789]

''Oui' https://en.oui.sncf/en/

I see, any idea of the functionality is the same? If not I'll just have a go anyway.

 

[Adsy125]

I see, any idea of the functionality is the same? If not I'll just have a go anyway.

I think it's pretty much the same, but I could only see prices being quoted in Euros, which is fine for me as I have a 0% forex fee on my card, but most people probably don't.

 

[hexagon789]

I think it's pretty much the same, but I could only see prices being quoted in Euros, which is fine for me as I have a 0% forex fee on my card, but most people probably don't.

Thank you that's just what I wanted to know, cheers