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From eWatford Observer 11/12/07

Miserable trips to Watford

A DISABLED rail user is concerned about mixed messages received from a
train operating company when travelling to Watford.

Stuart Taylor, who holds a disability "Freedom Pass", issued to
residents of London boroughs,

Er... without knowing anything much about the 'Freedom Pass' might the
above
sentence be at all relevant?

It appears to be valid to Watford Junction on London Overgrouns, but not
bertween Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction on London Midland or
Souithern.
http://www.freedompass.org/documents...From9Dec07.pdf

There are other subtle differences between its validity and that of a Z1-6
Travelcard - the Freedom Pass seems to be valid to Chesham and Amersham, in
the latter case on Chiltern as well as LUL. It is also valid to Dartford and
Swanley, although these stations are outside Zone 6.

Before the Bromley South Travel Centre closed, I was waiting to buy a GBTT.
In front of me an elderly lady was enquiring about the correct ticket for a
journey a few days later from Bromely South to Wickford. She held a Freedom
Pass and a Priv Card, apparently as the widow of a member of rail staff. It
took a considerable time to establish that she needed a Day Return BZ6 to
Wickford, and to patiently reassure her that she'd need to be able to
produce the Freedom Pass, the Priv Card, and the ticket if she weas gripped
during the journey. As Sotheastern's (or was it SET then?) 9% commission was
a matter of pence the clerk didn't earn his employer anything like his wages
for the time it took.

Peter