On 5 Oct 2005 02:32:23 -0700, "Richard Adamfi"
wrote:

An all day System One Bus only Daysaver (GM) has now just gone up to
3.50, whereas the equivalent in London will still only be 3.00 from
January (with Oyster).

That was the reason I quoted a rail-only fare - London buses, being
subsidised to a greater extent than provincial ones, have far more
reasonable fares. Rail is in many cases the other way around.

I'm not complaining heavily about the bus fare increase, though it
won't be good for those doing shorter journeys. It's the Z1 Tube fare
I consider unreasonable.

Neil

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On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:06:13 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:

I'm not complaining heavily about the bus fare increase, though it
won't be good for those doing shorter journeys. It's the Z1 Tube fare
I consider unreasonable.

It's not just the Z1 fare. From the TfL press release:

"Outside Zone 1, the cheapest cash single fare will increase to £3
from £1.30 but the comparable Oyster fare will be reduced from £1.10
to £1."

So even going from South Ealing to Northfields will cost £3 if you buy
a paper ticket.

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:51:08 +0100, asdf
wrote:

"Outside Zone 1, the cheapest cash single fare will increase to £3
from £1.30 but the comparable Oyster fare will be reduced from £1.10
to £1."

Ouch. I hadn't read that.

Neil

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