"John B" wrote in message
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On 2 May, 13:30, "Paul Scott" wrote:
Raises an interesting point, and I'm sure it is relevant to all the main
line TOCs. If the station is effectively divided into areas for different
service types (like Paddington is) does it make sense for pax to be able
to
board a train to Bristol or Exeter using a PAYG Oyster card to get
through
the gates, or should (or can) they disable those Oyster validators unless
a
local train is in the platform?

OTOH, FGW checks tickets pretty stringently on intercity trains -
surely the barriers are largely for the benefit of stopping/local
trains where pax might otherwise be able to travel without
encountering a guard/RPI?

Someone using PAYG to get on an IC train without a ticket is going to
face the GBP5 National Rail Oyster minimum fare plus whatever punitive
ticket the guard sells them on board...


Agree entirely - I was just thinking in the Paddington example, where the
station is divided into recognisable chunks, the lack of Oyster on P2-5
wouldn't be a problem on a day to day basis?

Paul