In message , at 20:09:51 on
Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Richard remarked:
My understanding is that Oyster Cards are valid on vanishingly few
National Rail routes, and therefore the question is largely moot.
Whether this is cause or effect, I don't know. This "restriction" on the
Oyster is one of the most confusing things for people used to buying a
paper Travelcard.

It *will* be valid if it's got a period Travelcard on it, and there
must be a few hundred thousand of those out there on Oyster at least.
I'm not sure what restriction you mean...

Prepay. For example on the Paddington- Ealing Broadway route, where if
you are starting at Paddington the FGWL service is vastly faster then
the tube, but you aren't allowed to use it (despite it having Oyster
readers at both ends of the journey).
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Roland Perry