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Roland Perry · February 7th 14, 08:14 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 20:44:09
on Thu, 6 Feb 2014, remarked:
My daughter has a 16-25 card loaded on her Oyster, but there's also a
"18+ Student Oyster" (not very useful for someone living in Z2). It
might be simpler for TfL to require *National Rail* to issue some
16-25 Railcards on a newly invented "16-25 Oyster" (rather than a bit
of card).

More fuss for travellers (because the issuing facilities might be
restricted to the London area), but a typical "two steps forward, one
step back" process 'it were the technology wot made us do it'.

Wouldn't that violate the agreements for the use of Oyster on National
Rail?

"Use of" an Oyster is separate from the arrangements for issuing them.

You misunderstand, not for the first time.

You've got the wrong end of the stick, not for the first time.

In order to get TOCs to accept
Oyster they had to agree to give railcard discounts on them.

I'm not suggesting the TOCs stop giving Railcard discounts.

My speculation above is about the process of *issuing* a relevant Oyster
with the Railcard 'loaded' onto it. They have to do that before you
start making any discounted journeys.

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Roland Perry