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Old September 20th 12, 09:21 AM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default Hayes & Harlington - Victoria/London Oyster Cards
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:01:12 +0100, Mike Tomlinson wrote:

Why doesn't TfL adopt the Barcelona system - a fixed fare for a single
journey of any length?

Probably because of the (IMV mistaken) idea that public transport should
be a profitable enterprise, rather than a public service.

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