Uncle-C wrote:
On 16 Nov, 17:14, Tom Barry wrote:

I'm frankly bemused by all this, but at present I'll look to use
PAYG on NR for journeys not including Z1, where it makes sense (I
don't usually have a travelcard, so OEP idiocies don't apply).

Tom

I've looked at the preliminary fares tables which are in the "Mayoral
Document" and it seems that Off Peak travel from Zones 4/3/2 to Zone 1
on NR is going to be cheaper than the equivalent parallel journey if
it were undertaken on TFL.

e.g Stratford (Zone 3) - Liverpool Street (Zone1)

PAYG Off Peak Single NR : £2.00
PAYG Off Peak Single TFL: £2.40

So it will be cheaper to travel on National Rail, a fact that would
surprise a lot of the average punters who, unless explicitly told,
will remain blissfully unaware !

Only if you assume that the long standing (ie well before PAYG on NR was
thought of) dual availability of LU fares on that route will definitely be
cancelled though...

That hasn't been explicitly clarified anywhere, AFAICT...

What about a journey such as West Brompton - Wimbledon with PAYG. They won't
be able to tell whether you used LU or NR as far as I can tell...

Paul S