UK: Tyne & Wear Metro win GBP13.4 million ticketing system contract from DfT August 28, 2009 | Europe News The Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a GBP13.4 million contract to Tyne & Wear Metro for installing a new ticketing system involving smart card-ready machines, which will accept cash as ... This content is available to only subscribers. Username or E-mail Password Remember Me Forgot Password