On Jun 21, 5:59 pm, asdf wrote:
It's nothing to do with that. It's because the TOCs don't want to
allow PAYG, except where forced to by ticket interavailability
agreements. Equipment could easily be installed if 'one' allowed it
(see City Thameslink, Drayton Park, Essex Road). IIRC Ken offered to
pay for Oyster equipment at every station in Z1-6, but the TOCs still
refused.

Seems pretty daft. Its not as if they're going to lose money from it,
probably the opposite. Bloody minded sods. Bring back BR.

B2003