In message , Barry Salter
writes
At a guess, the train actually terminates at Slough, but is a stopping
service, so it's advertised as terminating at Langley to make journeys
faster.

Probably so. But this policy is bad for occasional travellers, as I'm
standing there thinking "Langley", where on earth is that?

A similar thing applies at Kings Cross, where the slow services to
Cambridge are advertised as terminating at Foxton.

Indeed.
--
Roland Perry

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:08:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:
In message , Jim
writes
I've only ever seen carnets being used by tourists!

I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but expecting
a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten tickets in one
trip seems a little unrealistic.

OOI, how long are carnet tickets valid for?

Sam
--
Sam Holloway, Cambridge

Sam Holloway wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:08:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , Jim
writes

I've only ever seen carnets being used by tourists!

I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but expecting
a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten tickets in one
trip seems a little unrealistic.


OOI, how long are carnet tickets valid for?

Sam

Usually a year.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

In article m,
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Jim
writes
I've only ever seen carnets being used by tourists!

I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but expecting
a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten tickets in one
trip seems a little unrealistic.

As a carnet user though, that's the decision you make. I've got several
odd ones and twos left off Paris carnets, cos if you're there for a
week or two you never know how many you'll use before you leave (and
then can never find the old ones next time ).

Mindyou, being able to use two or three carnet tickets for longer trips
made them much more useful so it was worth getting them, even if the
last dix might not be finished.

Nick
--
"My objective at this stage was to work about 3 days per week"
-- Richard Parker in http://web.ukonline.co.uk/richard/cv78.html

"Jim":
I've only ever seen carnets being used by tourists!

Roland Perry:
I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but expecting
a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten tickets in one
trip seems a little unrealistic.

Nick Leverton:
As a carnet user though, that's the decision you make. I've got several
odd ones and twos left off Paris carnets ...

But it seems less of a gamble at Paris fare levels. The single fare there
is 1.30 EUR = 86p, and a carnet ticket works out to 1 EUR = 66p.

(In case anyone is curious, in Toronto it's CAD 2.25 = 90p single, and the
carnet-equivalent is 5 rides at CAD 1.90 = 77p each. Including transfers.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I seem to have become a signature quote."
-- David Keldsen

My text in this article is in the public domain.

In article m, Roland
Perry writes
I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but
expecting a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten
tickets in one trip seems a little unrealistic.

The majority of tourists will be in groups, not solo, so can do that
more easily.

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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 at 20:17:28, Nick Leverton
wrote:

As a carnet user though, that's the decision you make. I've got several
odd ones and twos left off Paris carnets, cos if you're there for a
week or two you never know how many you'll use before you leave (and
then can never find the old ones next time ).

I keep mine in the purse my Euros live in; haven't been to Paris for
ages, but last time I went, my carnet tickets from several years earlier
were still valid!
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 6 June 2004

In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but
expecting a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten
tickets in one trip seems a little unrealistic.

The majority of tourists will be in groups, not solo, so can do that
more easily.

I reckon the average group size will be less than two (ie lots of
couples and many single people). On the occasion in question I was a
tourist travelling alone.
--
Roland Perry

In message m, Roland
Perry writes
This is going to sound extremely dumb, I know. But when did a simple Z1
tube fare increase to Two Pounds? Well, that's what the machine at
Paddington charged me to go to St Pancras.

Another question: From reading the literature closely it seems I can't
use Oyster pre-pay to travel from Central London to Ealing Broadway by
national rail. Although I can by travelcard (Oyster or paper), and both
ends have Oyster-operated gates.

Is this true, and if so, how is the casual user supposed to cope?

(There seems to be a whole page in the guide on how not to get charged
the wrong amount when transiting Wimbledon).
--
Roland Perry

Sam Holloway wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:08:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:
In message , Jim
writes
I've only ever seen carnets being used by tourists!

I used carnets rather than a Travelcard several years ago, but expecting
a foreign tourist to get though at least eight out of ten tickets in one
trip seems a little unrealistic.

OOI, how long are carnet tickets valid for?

I think it's until the end of the current month, plus a year. So
between twelve months (if bought on the last day of the month) and
thirteen (if bought on the first).

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