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Colin Rosenstiel · November 9th 05, 11:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 01:48 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

My Cambridge to Underground Zones 1 & 2 tickets don't get eaten at
East Putney which is much more baffling.

It's eminently logical actually. The ticket has two validities -
one LU and one NR. A LU gate only looks at the LU bit. It cannot
know whether you have had your ride on NR before entering LU or if
the NR trip is after leaving LU. Therefore the gate has to give you
the benefit of the doubt and return the ticket once it has done what
it needs to do in respect of the LU validity. Simple.

Huh? It's an NR to LUL ticket so when it gets to an exit gate that's
the LU journey done and therefore the whole journey done, surely?

And why does a ticket (e.g. a Saver Return) to Putney (SWT) cost so much
more than one to Underground Zones 1 and 2?

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Colin Rosenstiel