The high cost of rail tickets in Britain is a continuing problem for many would-be travellers and finding out how much a journey will cost is an added problem.

But in Denmark, a new electronic travelcard is being introduced to cover trains, trams and buses as a way of making public transport cheaper and easier to use.

Machines are being installed at stations where passengers can top up their cards with cash or credit cards.

Passengers touch in and touch out at blue checkpoints and the plastic “Rejsekort” automatically calculates the price. The more you travel, the lower the price.

The national railway DSB, Copenhagen Metro and other public transport companies own shares in the Rejsekort company.

The system is in test mode at the moment but the aim is to introduce it progressively throughout the country

The government is also introducing lower fares for students.

The Danish government has also decided to electrify more lines and buy new electric trains - and to promote cycling for longer journeys. Cycling is already very popular in Denmark for journeys under three miles.

In Britain, a new app for the iPad called Tickety Split has been launched to try to help rail passengers find a cheaper way to travel by dividing up a journey into cheaper sections.

A review of the app is published in the AtoB magazine, which is produced by an ally of Railfuture in campaigning for a better rail service and is also an advocate for cycling, particularly folding and electric bikes.

The current issue of AtoB magazine also looks at the new Optare Solo EV electric bus.

In the next issue AtoB will cover the Parry People Mover at Stourbridge and look at the first route clearance on the Borders Rail Link.

You can read AtoB free by registering at AtoB

If you want to read it on paper, it costs £15 a year.

Information from Erland Egefors and David Henshaw.