Dave Newt wrote:
Mike Bristow wrote:
In article . com,
Mizter T wrote:

Can anyone name any other NR TOCs that issue Oyster?


At a guess, c2c at Barking & WAGN (or whoever it is) at Walthamstow Central.

I'll take a sidestep and find out.


Half the windows are usually shut and half of them say "no oyster here",
the LUL office is always closed, half the NR ticket machines are out of
order quite often, and there is no LUL fast ticket machine.

It's really not much fun getting tickets at Walthamstow.

If only they would just put one of those little Fast Ticket machines
downstairs...

That sounds like a poor situation. I can only suggest you use Oyster
Pre Pay if you wish to use the Tube, and add credit to your card at a
local newsagent. Again, if you need a season Travelcard then a
newsagent will do the job, ditto for Day Travelcards.

Plus it's worth noting you can also use Oyster Pre Pay on NR between
Liverpool Street and Walthamstow Central/ Tottenham Hale/ Seven
Sisters, but not at intermediate stations.

Price wise Pre Pay is cheaper for a single journey - £2.50 (or £2.00
after 7pm and at weekends) as opposed to £2.80 for a printed single
ticket. However printed CDR's and standard returns (for travel before
9.30am) cost £3.30 and £4.70 respectively (whilst an Oyster return
would cost £5.00 or £4.00), thus a printed ticket will always work
out cheaper for a straightforward return journey. However if you're
using the Tube for onward journeys from Liverpool Street then Oyster
Pre Pay capping will kick in, so it's could be quite useful after all.


Anyway there's a few ideas for avoiding the ticket offices/ machines at
Walthamstow, but I'm not making excuses for anyone - a busy station
such as Walthamstow really should be well equipped and competent enough
to sell tickets!

A question - do *any* of the NR ticket windows at Walthamstow deal with
Oyster?