In message , at
07:36:16 on Fri, 8 Aug 2014, Matthew Dickinson
remarked:
There are calls from the newly set-up Ebbsfleet Urban Development
Corporation to extend Oyster coverage to Ebbsfleet.

In the Standard,

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/m...roperty-a-seco
nd-bite-at-the-cherry-in-this-garden-9653549.html?origin=internalSearch

"One priority will be to forge a tram link between the station and
Bluewater shopping centre. Another is to extend the current Oyster card
system out to Ebbsfleet

Extending Oyster to HS1 between St Pancras and Stratford would be a
start!

and provide cheaper fares for the 17-minute ride to St Pancras."

Do they mean "and *thus* provide cheaper fares", or is it a separate
wishlist item? It's a bit hopeful for them to expect the HS1 premium to
disappear quite so soon.
--
Roland Perry