London Banter - View Single Post - Annual season tix: how will I get my gold card?

[email protected] · December 17th 10, 10:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Mizter T) wrote:

Worth noting that the discounted fare scale Railcard holders will
benefit from when using the Tube/DLR/LO (i.e. TfL tariff services)
will be the RC-discounted NR+TfL 'through fare', as opposed to the TfL
fare being reduced by a third.

I assume this is because discounting the TfL fare by a third will make
the fares too cheap (in TfL's eyes), but that this way it will address
the current anomaly whereby it's cheaper for Oyster PAYG users who are
Railcard holders to make a 'through' NR+TfL journey than a pure TfL
journey - e.g. Southfields (District line) to Earlsfield (NR) by Tube
+ NR is cheaper than the shorter Southfields to Wimbledon journey on
the Tube only.

How do they calculate a NR+TfL 'through fare' for a TfL only journey, e.g.
Southfields to Wimbledon? What will the Zone 1 fare be for railcard
holders?

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Colin Rosenstiel