Gatwick Fares – A New Twist
A last minute change of mind saw the Thameslink/Southern off-peak fares for National Rail only services from Gatwick to and through zone 1 held at last years price of £8.30. That’s good isn’t it? I...
View ArticleWandsworth Town fares
A recent visitor queried why fares from Wandsworth Town to Southeastern destinations did not offer a zone 1 avoiding option via Clapham Junction and Peckham Rye when similar journeys from Putney did...
View ArticleExamples of Capping Scenarios
I’ve added a long awaited new page to the site explaining how capping works using real examples. You can find the page in the menu to the left, or here.
View ArticleOyster and Heathrow Express
A little over 9 years after Oyster PAYG began being accepted on most National Rail services in London, the last rail service has finally joined the family. Yes, you can now use Oyster and contactless...
View ArticleOyster at Epsom
STOP PRESS!!!!!!! Oyster will be accepted at Epsom from Monday 25th February. Details are a bit sketchy at present, especially as the fares are not yet in the publicly available fare-finder. However,...
View ArticleThe Epsom Story (Part 1)
Before we get into the nitty gritty, a little background which might help to explain why Epsom took so long. Epsom station is managed by Southern, part of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). Trains are...
View ArticleHeathrow Express and Young People
Heathrow Express began accepting Oyster and contactless last month. As with the Gatwick Express, convenience is the word rather than value for money. The fares are the same as walk up singles. If you...
View ArticleFaulty Tram Reader – George Street
I’ve received several reports about a faulty reader at George Street tram stop (see the Wimbledon page comments). I’ve been in conversation with TfL about this issue and can confirm that it was one of...
View ArticleGeorge Street Resolved
Further to my earlier post I can confirm that TfL customer services have resolved all the issues with the faulty reader at George Street tram stop. The reader is now working and they have worked to...
View ArticleOyster to Hertford North
The latest Oyster and contactess extension started today and brings Cuffley, Bayford and Hertford North into the Oyster system. Cuffley is in zone 9 while Bayford and Hertford North are in the same...
View ArticleHertford Travelcards
In my earlier post I looked briefly at some of the single fares and caps for the new Oyster extension to Hertford North. This time I’m going to explore the number of options for travelcard season...
View ArticleJourney History page re-write
After way too many years I have finally got round to updating the journey history page. The heading now includes queries as that is TfL’s prefered method of contact when querying a contactless journey....
View ArticleDaily Caps now on Fare Finder
My Easter present to you all is the addition of daily caps to the results returned on my fare finder. To access that just click on the yellow button at the top of every page of the site. Or,...
View ArticleThe Epsom Story (Part 2)
OK, I’ll come clean, I had forgotten about this. In part 1 I explained how difficult it must have been to get agreement between the various companies involved. I’m now going to express my frustration...
View ArticleNew fare database from 19th May
As far as I know there are no major changes at this intermediate fare change date. However, the error with zip 11-15 fares from Epsom has been corrected, as has the fares between Epsom and Stoneleigh...
View ArticleMost Used OSIs May 2019
TfL have very kindly provided updated data showing how many journeys made use of each OSI in the system. The data was recorded over a four week period in April/May 2019. The top 3 remain the NR to LU...
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Revenue Protection
While travelling around London last weekend I came across this poster detailing the results of some targetted enforcement earlier in the year. It’s a timely reminder that both TfL and the TOCs take...
View ArticleMeridian Water
London’s newest station opened yesterday on the Greater Anglia mainline via Tottenham Hale. It replaces Angel Road which closed last Friday. Initially it will have the same service as the now closed...
View ArticleHello Meridian Water
Monday 3rd June saw the opening of London’s newest station, Meridian Water. It replaces the old Angel Road which has already seen quite a lot of demolition work since the last trains called there on...
View ArticleOyster Not Always Cheaper
Thanks to a keen visitor I can confirm that in certain circumstances a pair of full adult peak singles is more expensive than the paper anytime return. The journey must be in a single zone (2, 3, 4, 5...
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