20. Avantix Mobile

28th January 2005

Avantix Mobile was developed by Sema for the National Express Group as a replacement for SPORTIS. It uses a standard PDA (palm-top computer) which slots into a printer unit. It can print onto ordinary SPORTIS ticket rolls or onto magnetically encoded fan-fold stock. Most machines have now been upgraded to issue tickets in the Common Ticket Stock format. As well as issuing tickets, Avantix Mobile can provide the operator with fare and timetable information. The machine was notoriously slow when first introduced, but subsequent upgrades have improved the situation. It is likely that Advantix Mobile will spread to all TOCs eventually as there is currently no rival product available.

An issue on RSP 3594 SPORTIS ticket stock. The date printed on the orange part of the ticket is unique to Advantix Mobile issues.	Outward and return halves of a ticket issued on SPORTIS stock.	Single ticket on SPORTIS stock.	Credit card sales voucher on SPORTIS stock.
An early Avantix Mobile issue on RSP 3599 fan-fold stock.	A two part return issued from a Valley Lines machine.	An issue on RSP 3599 stock which omits the "Issue Date" wording.	A credit card sales voucher on RSP 3599 stock.
Later examples of issues on 3599 ticket stock featured rounded ticket corners.	The red stripe indicates that the ticket stock is about to run out.	A two part return in Common Ticket Stock format on RSP 9299 fan-fold stock.	An early Chiltern Railways Avantix Mobile issue.
A credit card sales voucher on RSP 9299 stock.	A child ticket showing the reversed printing on the child status.	An interesting error - details are printed in SPORTIS format on a magstripe common stock ticket.	A common stock issue that has suffered from misalignment.
Weekly season ticket issued on an Avantix Mobile machine.	Test Ticket.	Test Ticket.	Test Ticket.
Start of shift card from a machine in non-revenue mode.	Start of shift card (non RSP) from a machine in non-revenue mode.	Operator Balance card from a machine in non-revenue mode.	End of shift card from a machine in non-revenue mode.
End of shift card (non RSP) from a machine in non-revenue mode.	Shift card RSP MOP from a machine in non-revenue mode.	South West Trains zero fare penalty fare warning.	Two Island Line singles showing local concessionary fare status codes for adult & child.
Commission card.	The rear of a RSP 3599 ticket, as used for early Avantix Mobile issues.	The rear of the later, rounded corner variety of the RSP 3599 stock, used up until RSP 9299 comon stock tickets were introduced.	Issues in some areas carry Penalty Fare wording on the rear.
An Avantix Mobile machine with chip & pin card terminal.