James Farrar wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:42:59 +0100, Clive
wrote:


In message , Dave Arquati
writes

The main reason Prepay hasn't already been rolled out to the National
Rail network in London is because most TOCs are unwilling to foot the
bill for installing Oyster readers at their stations.

There are Oyster readers at Clapham Junction, but the can not be used by
pre-pay.

Unfortunately, readers are only installed at a minority of National Rail
stations.

Not even up the WLL to Willesden Junction?

No. Tube zonal paper tickets can be used on the WLL, but only between
Willesden Junction and West Brompton - not to Clapham Junction. I would
say this is to allow journeys which might otherwise be made by Tube to
be made by National Rail - but Tube zonal paper fares are valid
throughout the NLL all the way to North Woolwich, so it's a bit odd really.

The disparity between Tube zonal paper ticket validity and Prepay
validity appears to be to do with where readers are(n't) installed -
paper tickets are allowed on the non-replicated parts of the NLL,
between West Hampstead Thameslink and Kentish Town, but not Prepay
(although Prepay is valid from Harrow & Wealdstone to Euston where paper
tickets are not, and ditto for West Ruislip to Marylebone).

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London