Paul Scott wrote:
"Ar" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:58:00 -0800, Mizter T scribed:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...ils/article.do

Thousands of rail commuters face a huge rise in the cost of season
tickets, the Standard can reveal.

Some travellers could pay as much as £600 more for an annual pass,
campaigners claim.

From 2010 the cost of a season ticket will be based on which zone the
starting station is in rather than its distance from the central
London terminus.

That's what you get for voting Red Ken.

Its a classic case of 'be careful what you wish for'.

Possibly led by the Evening Standard there has been a clamour for Oyster on
National Rail throughout the London area. In some quarters they even think
PAYG could be extended to the whole country (the £400 touch in scenario).
The article hypes up a possible down side now after all the years of pushing
the wonders of Oyster...

The Evening Standard probably considers z1-6 to *be* the whole country,
with Amersham being a sort of Tristan da Cunha.

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK