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Richard J. · November 12th 05, 08:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
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(Richard J.) wrote:

John Band wrote:
"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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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?

That annoys me too! I think to Putney we pay three bits:
1. - London
2. Cross London tube transfer
3. London - Putney

Wheras to East Putney we pay two bits:
1. - London
2. Cross London tube transfer

It's an irritating pricing structure because there are many
journeys from the Putney area to Central London which are much
quicker and much less congested as Train + Tube rather than Tube
+ Tube + Tube. But the quicker and less congested one costs
about twice as much

Indeed. So when is Ken going to sort this out?

When(/if) he gets given any kind of power over the NR fare
structure. Obviously TfL would prefer all rail travel within the
zones to be ticketed in the same way as Tube/DLR, but the London
TOCs aren't keen on this...

Meanwhile, the quicker, less congested, and mostly air-conditioned
service costs more. Is that so unfair?

Aircon to Putney? Don't make me laugh!

I'm not being funny. The 4tph service between Waterloo and the Hounslow
Loop which stops at Putney has been air-conditioned (Desiro class 450)
since December 2004. AFAIK the Windsor trains that provide a 2tph
service at Putney are also Desiro-worked. That leaves the 4tph Kingston
loop service which I believe is still worked with Class 455. So that's
6 out of 10 tph off-peak which are air-conditioned. I think it's
similar in the peaks.
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