My local station, Ladywell, has just put up notices about next year's
fares. I saw that an annual ticket from Ladywell to London terminals
is charged at £760 (or thereabouts) whereas a Zone 1-3 travelcard is
£1260 or so, quite a significant difference.

My question is, if I buy the £760 ticket, does it only work from
Ladywell to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Waterloo East/Charing Cross,
or can I use it from any Zone 3 National Rail station to London
terminals (e.g. Crofton Park to Blackfriars)? Also, on the return
journey, would you be able to use this ticket and get off at Lewisham,
one stop early, or not?

I have always had a Zone 1-3 card before but I very rarely use the
tube these days so could just get by with Oyster prepay when needed,
if the £760 ticket is slightly more flexible than having to use
Ladywell.

Patrick

On 8 Dec, 09:44, Patrick Osborne wrote:
My question is, if I buy the £760 ticket, does it only work from
Ladywell to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Waterloo East/Charing Cross,
or can I use it from any Zone 3 National Rail station to London
terminals (e.g. Crofton Park to Blackfriars)?

No, it's only valid on routes between the two stations indicated, the
same as an open single ticket. But due to the magic of zonal fares,
you should buy one from the furthest out station (ie Bellingham),
which is the same price but is valid via both Ladywell and Crofton
Park, and onwards to Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Victoria or Charing
Cross.

Also, on the return
journey, would you be able to use this ticket and get off at Lewisham,
one stop early, or not?

Yes - you can get on or off at any station, so if you bought a
Bellingham season and only ever used it for Ladywell-London, you'd be
absolutely fine. The only rule is the journeys you make must
correspond to a portion of one of the permitted routes between the
start and end points,.

U

On 8 Dec, 10:14, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 8 Dec, 09:44, Patrick Osborne wrote:

My question is, if I buy the £760 ticket, does it only work from
Ladywell to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Waterloo East/Charing Cross,
or can I use it from any Zone 3 National Rail station to London
terminals (e.g. Crofton Park to Blackfriars)?

No, it's only valid on routes between the two stations indicated, the
same as an open single ticket. But due to the magic of zonal fares,
you should buy one from the furthest out station (ie Bellingham),
which is the same price but is valid via both Ladywell and Crofton
Park, and onwards to Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Victoria or Charing
Cross.

Also, on the return
journey, would you be able to use this ticket and get off at Lewisham,
one stop early, or not?

Yes - you can get on or off at any station, so if you bought a
Bellingham season and only ever used it for Ladywell-London, you'd be
absolutely fine. The only rule is the journeys you make must
correspond to a portion of one of the permitted routes between the
start and end points,.

Thanks for that, very good tip about Bellingham. I've still got four
months to run on my current Zone 1-3 so will keep an eye on how much I
use tube/bus and see if it's worth it.

Patrick

Patrick Osborne wrote:
On 8 Dec, 10:14, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 8 Dec, 09:44, Patrick Osborne wrote:

Also, on the return
journey, would you be able to use this ticket and get off at
Lewisham, one stop early, or not?

Yes - you can get on or off at any station, so if you bought a
Bellingham season and only ever used it for Ladywell-London, you'd be
absolutely fine. The only rule is the journeys you make must
correspond to a portion of one of the permitted routes between the
start and end points,.

Thanks for that, very good tip about Bellingham. I've still got four
months to run on my current Zone 1-3 so will keep an eye on how much I
use tube/bus and see if it's worth it.


Possibly no help to you, but this might be of interest to others. Less well
known are dual availability seasons, the most recent list available online
being that from NFM98, which was valid up to last May.

http://www.atoc.org/retail/_download...98_South_N.pdf

Paul S