London Banter - View Single Post - BAA & HEX/CONnect Cash In On Tube Line Closure

Recliner[_2_] · March 8th 10, 08:58 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

"Tom Barry" wrote in message

wrote:

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 March, suspended between Hammersmith and
Northfields and between Hammersmith and Ealing Common. There is no
direct Underground service between Heathrow Airport and central
London. Valid Underground tickets will be accepted on the rail
replacement bus services shown below. Underground tickets are not
valid for travel on Heathrow Express or Heathrow Connect services,
please speak to a member of staff to buy a ticket valid for use on
these routes.

CJB moaning about nothing once again.

Er, if HEx and HConn accepted tube tickets during previous closures
and don't now, then he's got a point. hasn't he? Can anyone confirm
whether this is a genuine change or a misunderstanding?

Presumably TfL pays BAA to accept its tickets when the Picc isn't
serving Heathrow at all. On this occasion, the Picc *was* running into
Heathrow, but part of the route into London was bustituted, so it wasn't
necessary for TfL to pay BAA as well as paying for its own substitute
buses.

I doubt that BAA ever accepts TfL tickets out of the kindness of its
heart, but only when TfL agrees to pay for the privilege.