South Eastern key smart card, travel card use on TfL buses

[Blindtraveler]

Hi. I've loaded an off-peak day travel card onto my freshly minted southeastern Key smart card for use today. However only several hours after purchase did I realize that one of my journeys involves a bus. Presumably I won't encounter any difficulty tapping the card on the reader upon boarding? Or have I bandax to myself into paying a bus fare as well? Thanks

 

[MikeWh]

Any travelcard product on an ITSO smartcard will be accepted on any bus.

 

[Wallsendmag]

Any travelcard product on an ITSO smartcard will be accepted on any bus.

As long as the company issuing the Smartcard has spent the money to onboard their OID (Operator ID) with TfL

 

[STINT47]

It's not the key but I load travelcards onto an EMR smart card and it always works on London buses

 

[Blindtraveler]

Thank you all ever so much for your helpful replies. Haven't had a minute to respond until now as yesterday was hectic and long but all worked as it should have done from a travel card point of view anyway

 

[plugwash]

As long as the company issuing the Smartcard has spent the money to onboard their OID (Operator ID) with TfL

Are there any rail companies who haven't?

 

[Wallsendmag]

Are there any rail companies who haven't?

Northern,ScotRail and TPE I believe.

 

[Joe Paxton]

Northern,ScotRail and TPE I believe.

Hopefully none of these three TOCs sell London Travelcards (or 'Maltese cross-London' tickets) on smartcards.

 

[Alex365Dash]

Hopefully none of these three TOCs sell London Travelcards (or 'Maltese cross-London' tickets) on smartcards.

Here’s a screenshot of the TransPennine Express (TPE) app doing just that!

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Screenshots taken on TPE app shows a monthly travelcard season from Kempton Park to London Zones 1-6 starting from tomorrow (07/04/2023) fulfillable to a smartcard on hand via NFC or ordering a smartcard from TPE to load at a rail station. The latter option notes that it may take up to 5 working days for the smartcard to be delivered.

Bit off-topic, but surely if it takes up to 5 working days for a TPE smartcard to be delivered after ordering one, what’s the point of ordering one with a ticket that starts tomorrow?