On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 11:43:40 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 01:23:54 on
Sat, 2 Nov 2013, Paul Corfield remarked:

So what about 60+ Oyster cards? These also don't need to be touched in and
out.

They are just a class of season ticket.

Going into extreme pedantry mode they are not a season ticket at all.

Yes they are. It's an "all London" [or whatever] free-of-charge season
ticket. It's certainly not PAYG.

They are a form of pass or permit which are different products so far
as the Oyster system is concerned.

In what way are they treated differently by the gates?

The gates treat them as Freedom passes.

The cards certainly have no concept of a "Purse" hence why PAYG cannot
be added to them unlike a normal issue Oyster card.

Although adding that functionality would be useful, if it was ever going
to be usable. Does the Freedom Card allow free use of the dangleway, for
example, or is there an extra fee payable.

No, I don't think any kind of electronic card or travelcard gives free
rides on the dangleway, but you do get a lower price if you have an
Oyster card, Freedom Pass, travelcard, etc.


I understand why you're making the comparison but a ticket is
something that is purchased whereas the 60+ Card is based on
entitlement for which no cash changes hands (other than possibly an
application fee for the first card - I haven't checked this).

No, tickets are issued. Who paid and why is completely separate from the
way such tickets are used in the field.

What tickets are issued?