HeathrowExpress and Connect on a Travelcard
 

Zone 1-6 Travelcard holders will be able to travel without further
payment on HeathrowExpress and Connect services this weekend, 15/16
October.

Ordinary LU single tickets to Heathrow will *not* be accepted on these
services; it must be a Z1-6 Travelcard. Even though Heathrow Connect
services call at stations outside Z1, you will not be able to travel to
Heathrow on a Z2-6 or other Travelcard which excludes Z1; it must be a
Z1-6 Travelcard.

This is because of the planned closure of the Piccadilly between Hyde
Park Corner and will also apply next weekend, 22/23 October. There
will be other dates in 2006 and 2007.




--
Bob

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Bob Wood wrote:
Zone 1-6 Travelcard holders will be able to travel without further
payment on HeathrowExpress and Connect services this weekend, 15/16
October.

Ordinary LU single tickets to Heathrow will *not* be accepted on these
services; it must be a Z1-6 Travelcard. Even though Heathrow Connect
services call at stations outside Z1, you will not be able to travel to
Heathrow on a Z2-6 or other Travelcard which excludes Z1; it must be a
Z1-6 Travelcard.

This is because of the planned closure of the Piccadilly between Hyde
Park Corner and will also apply next weekend, 22/23 October. There
will be other dates in 2006 and 2007.

I'll be passing through London at the weekend on a ticket to go
elsewhere. Will I be able to make this side-journey on Oyster pre-pay?

Robin

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In ,
R.C. Payne typed:

Bob Wood wrote:
Zone 1-6 Travelcard holders will be able to travel without further
payment on HeathrowExpress and Connect services this weekend, 15/16
October.

Ordinary LU single tickets to Heathrow will *not* be accepted on
these services; it must be a Z1-6 Travelcard. Even though Heathrow
Connect services call at stations outside Z1, you will not be able
to travel to Heathrow on a Z2-6 or other Travelcard which excludes
Z1; it must be a Z1-6 Travelcard.

This is because of the planned closure of the Piccadilly between Hyde
Park Corner and will also apply next weekend, 22/23 October. There
will be other dates in 2006 and 2007.

I'll be passing through London at the weekend on a ticket to go
elsewhere. Will I be able to make this side-journey on Oyster
pre-pay?


No. It needs to be a Z1-6 Travelcard (Oyster-based or otherwise) or a
One Day Travelcard. Freedom Passes will also be valid. Nothing else
will do.





--
Bob

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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Bob Wood wrote:

Zone 1-6 Travelcard holders will be able to travel without further
payment on HeathrowExpress and Connect services this weekend, 15/16
October.

Ordinary LU single tickets to Heathrow will *not* be accepted on these
services; it must be a Z1-6 Travelcard.

What about passengers landing at Heathrow - will they be able to buy a
travelcard there? Presumably if the Piccy line isn't operating, then
the LUL station wouldn't need to open - if so, where would the punters
get their travelcard?

cheers

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In message c.uk, Alan
J. Flavell writes

What about passengers landing at Heathrow - will they be able to buy a
travelcard there? Presumably if the Piccy line isn't operating, then
the LUL station wouldn't need to open - if so, where would the punters
get their travelcard?

The Piccadilly is still operating between Heathrow and Acton Town - so
the LU ticket office will be open. In any case, I think the Heathrow
Express machines and office sell travelcards, as many people want them
for onward travel once they get to Paddington.

--
Paul Terry

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In la.ac.uk,
Alan J. Flavell typed:

What about passengers landing at Heathrow - will they be able to buy a
travelcard there? Presumably if the Piccy line isn't operating, then
the LUL station wouldn't need to open - if so, where would the punters
get their travelcard?


The Piccadilly Line *is* open between Acton Town and Heathrow; I
therefore presume that the ticket-office will be open and that landing
passengers will be able to obtain Travelcards there.


--
Bob

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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Bob Wood wrote:

The Piccadilly Line *is* open between Acton Town and Heathrow;

OK; I'm afraid I'd been confused by this in the original posting:

| This is because of the planned closure of the Piccadilly between
| Hyde Park Corner and will also apply next weekend, 22/23 October.

and I had made the wrong assumption.

cheers

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In la.ac.uk,
Alan J. Flavell typed:

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Bob Wood wrote:

The Piccadilly Line *is* open between Acton Town and Heathrow;

OK; I'm afraid I'd been confused by this in the original posting:

This is because of the planned closure of the Piccadilly between
Hyde Park Corner and will also apply next weekend, 22/23 October.

and I had made the wrong assumption.


Mea culpa! You would have been unable to have made the wrong assumption
if I had included the words 'and Acton Town' after 'Hyde Park Corner' as
I had inteded to.

Sorry.



--
Bob

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Bob Wood wrote:
In la.ac.uk,
Alan J. Flavell typed:

What about passengers landing at Heathrow - will they be able to
buy a travelcard there? Presumably if the Piccy line isn't
operating, then the LUL station wouldn't need to open - if so,
where would the punters get their travelcard?


The Piccadilly Line *is* open between Acton Town and Heathrow; I
therefore presume that the ticket-office will be open and that
landing passengers will be able to obtain Travelcards there.

On the last such weekend, LU staff at the entrance to the station were
advising passengers what to do, and advised those heading for central
London to buy a Travelcard at the LU station and then walk round the
corner to catch a HEx.

Note that passengers should not expect to be able to buy just a
Travelcard at the HEx ticket ofice. People who turn up at the HEx
station without a ticket are likely to be regarded as HEx or Connect
passengers, amd will be sold a normal-priced ticket for those services.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:50:34 GMT, "Bob Wood"
wrote:

Zone 1-6 Travelcard holders will be able to travel without further
payment on HeathrowExpress and Connect services this weekend, 15/16
October.

Ordinary LU single tickets to Heathrow will *not* be accepted on these
services; it must be a Z1-6 Travelcard. Even though Heathrow Connect
services call at stations outside Z1, you will not be able to travel to
Heathrow on a Z2-6 or other Travelcard which excludes Z1; it must be a
Z1-6 Travelcard.

I note TfL publicity states:
"If you are in possession of a Travelcard which does not cover all 6
zones, you can purchase a ticket extension to use Heathrow Express and
Connect services".

Okay, does anyone know if these extension tickets are priced as LU
zone extensions? Would seem a little strange if this is the case since
LU single/return tickets are not being accepted on Heathrow
Express/Connect.

Also are Young Persons Railcard discounted All Zone Day Travelcards
accepted on Heathrow Express during these weekends? I presume they are
since the publicity only refers to Student and New Deal discounts not
being valid.

Nicholas

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In news:1129411698.19191427e408f870301fd1e25f71de42@t eranews,
Nicholas typed:

Also are Young Persons Railcard discounted All Zone Day Travelcards
accepted on Heathrow Express during these weekends? I presume they are
since the publicity only refers to Student and New Deal discounts not
being valid.

I travelled on a Network Card-discounted all-zones ODTC with no
difficulty.

--
Bob

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Just to be awkward the Connect services were only going from Heathrow
to Hayes over the weekend. There were a lot of pi$$ed off tourists with
heavy luggage having to change to FGWL Thames trains at Hayes!! But
I've never seen the Connect services so full. Normally they do the
Hayes to/from Heathrow section all but empty (not surprisingly bearing
in mind the cost). CJB.

Bob Wood wrote:
In news:1129411698.19191427e408f870301fd1e25f71de42@t eranews,
Nicholas typed:

Also are Young Persons Railcard discounted All Zone Day Travelcards
accepted on Heathrow Express during these weekends? I presume they are
since the publicity only refers to Student and New Deal discounts not
being valid.

I travelled on a Network Card-discounted all-zones ODTC with no
difficulty.

--
Bob

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CJB wrote:
Just to be awkward the Connect services were only going from Heathrow
to Hayes over the weekend. There were a lot of pi$$ed off tourists with
heavy luggage having to change to FGWL Thames trains at Hayes!! But
I've never seen the Connect services so full. Normally they do the
Hayes to/from Heathrow section all but empty (not surprisingly bearing
in mind the cost). CJB.

If FGWL were still running what sort of works were going on, overhead
wire works?

HeathrowExpress and Connect on a Travelcard
 

In article , Bob Wood
writes
In news:1129411698.19191427e408f870301fd1e25f71de42@t eranews,
Nicholas typed:

Also are Young Persons Railcard discounted All Zone Day Travelcards
accepted on Heathrow Express during these weekends? I presume they are
since the publicity only refers to Student and New Deal discounts not
being valid.

I travelled on a Network Card-discounted all-zones ODTC with no
difficulty.

Having a freedom pass, I travelled on both Heathrow Express and Connect
on 16th October. But at no point was my pass checked (except at the
barrier at Ealing Broadway).
--
Thoss

HeathrowExpress and Connect on a Travelcard
 

CJB wrote:
Just to be awkward the Connect services were only going from
Heathrow to Hayes over the weekend. There were a lot of pi$$ed
off tourists with heavy luggage having to change to FGWL
Thames trains at Hayes!! But I've never seen the Connect
services so full. Normally they do the Hayes to/from Heathrow
section all but empty (not surprisingly bearing in mind the
cost). CJB.

Since you say "just to be awkward", I assume no reasonable excuse was
offered. What announcement was given at Hayes? Did you find out what
the real reason was? Did you send a complaint to Heathrow Connect (or
to LU if you relied on their publicity and used a Travelcard on HC)?
Heathrow Connect are appalling at customer service in my experience, and
should not be allowed to get away with their cavalier approach to
running a service.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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"Richard J." wrote:
Just to be awkward the Connect services were only going from
Heathrow to Hayes over the weekend. There were a lot of pi$$ed
off tourists with heavy luggage having to change to FGWL
Thames trains at Hayes!! But I've never seen the Connect
services so full. Normally they do the Hayes to/from Heathrow
section all but empty (not surprisingly bearing in mind the
cost). CJB.

Since you say "just to be awkward", I assume no reasonable excuse was
offered. What announcement was given at Hayes? Did you find out what
the real reason was? Did you send a complaint to Heathrow Connect (or

Well this Saturday afternoon they were running all the way into
Paddington.

Adam

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"Big Dave" wrote in
ups.com:

CJB wrote:
Just to be awkward the Connect services were only going from Heathrow
to Hayes over the weekend. There were a lot of pi$$ed off tourists with
heavy luggage having to change to FGWL Thames trains at Hayes!! But
I've never seen the Connect services so full. Normally they do the
Hayes to/from Heathrow section all but empty (not surprisingly bearing
in mind the cost). CJB.

If FGWL were still running what sort of works were going on, overhead
wire works?


Not sure about Saturday but the relief lines were blocked from Southall
inwards on the Sunday until about 16:00. Connect running hourly to
Paddington plus an hourly Heathrow T123-Hayes short which appeared to be
turning round on the up relief line.

Whatever work was going on wasn't obvious to the naked eye.