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Colin Rosenstiel · October 8th 05, 12:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(TKD) wrote:

An outside London ODTC is based on the travelcard price
plus whatever the rail company charges to the boundary
of Zone 6. The ODTC1-6 has gone up by 30p. The Zone 1
tube single doesn't even come in to the equation.

Has this changed? It used to be, the cost of a DR to
London (BR) plus a fixed amount, which just happened
to be slightly less than two single tube rides.
(IIRC 2 quid against 1.10, perhaps someone can
remember how long ago this was?)

Its been a cheap day return plus a one day travelcard for as
long as I can remember.

That doesn't stack up with what I've ever been charged from Cambridge.
When I started working here (I'm in Putney as I write) in 2001 a One Day
Travelcard from Cambridge was £1 more than a day return to King's Cross
or Liverpool Street, or 60p with the Network Card discount. Now, in
2005, the difference is £4, or £2.65 with the Network Card discount.

Explain that.

What you describe sounds like a season ticket to a London
terminal which includes a Zone 1 travelcard. This ticket is
still available.

Not what I'm referring to.

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Colin Rosenstiel