On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:01:23 -0000, "Rich Mallard"
wrote:


"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
It is stated in the TfL Board agenda papers for 9/2/05 that the DfT have
decreed that TfL zonal fares will apply to all NR journeys within the
zonal area by 2007. Implementation will be on a TOC by TOC basis
between now and 2007. Pre-pay will be part of the roll out of this
policy.

...

Really?? What happens to our CDRs that are substantially cheaper during
off-peak periods during the daytime?

Don't know - I was referencing a very short item in the TfL documents.
There is no detail about how it will be implemented.

What about rail-only season tickets? I don't want to buy a Travelcard at an
inflated price to pay for the Underground and buses that I never use...

Who said you would have to buy a travelcard? Again there is no detail
but I would be genuinely surprised to see NR point to point tickets
disappear. How they are priced relative to everything else will be
interesting but I don't see that Travelcard prices would fall in price
to be able to replace point to points. The revenue loss to TfL would be
too great and there is nothing to suggest that huge additional subsidies
are to be provided to deal with this issue - the adoption of LUL fares
on NR and pre-pay has always been costed at fairly low levels in the TfL
business plan documentation that I've read.

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Paul C


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