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Ah yes, I too remember the part of 1984 in which Big Brother improved Oceania’s outdated train ticketing system.
Why do you consider the UK's ticketing system outdated? There's oyster in/around London and QR codes everywhere else.
What are you missing, is location-based surveillance what would be needed to modernise it in your opinion?