On 14 May, 17:08, "Dr. Sunil" wrote:
On 14 May, 16:40, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:

TfL plan to extend Oyster Pay As You Go acceptance to Shenfield &
Cheshunt when the Greater Anglia franchise is renewed.

See page 7 ofhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/Item08-LR-MD-Report-...

Shenfield fits in well with Crossrail, but the Hertford East branch
would be an annoying omission if FCC acceptance eventually extends to
its inner suburban boundary at Hertford North.

It would be nice if Oyster were extended to all stations within the
perimeter bounded by Amersham and the "London" Airports in the sticks
- Gatwick, Luton and Stansted. But I'm probably thinking decades into
the future!

It seems like every time I'm on a train south of East Croydon that I
see someone presenting an Oyster Card or Travelcard to the conductor
who thinks that they can travel to Gatwick Airport using it.
Presumably there are a lot of unresolved journeys being undertaken and
people looking for an Oyster pad at Gatwick.

Coulsdon South, Merstham, Horley and Reigate are scheduled for ticket
gates although maybe not this year [1] so maybe they will accept
Oyster at Gatwick Airport once that is done.

[1] http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/0410.pdf - Southern stakeholder
briefing
More automatic ticket gates on the network

We are installing automatic ticket gates at 15 stations this year. The
gates will help reduce the number of people travelling without a valid
ticket which is estimated to cost the UK rail industry up to £190
million every year. The gates will also discourage unauthorised entry
to the station, reducing the risk of vandalism and improving security
for genuine passengers. With the gates will come additional members of
staff to help operate the gates and assist passengers at these
stations.

The gates are planned to be in use at the first station – Dorking – by
the end of April. The next stations a Bognor Regis, Three Bridges,
Angmering, Crawley, Shoreham-by-Sea, Hassocks, Falmer, Polegate,
Portslade, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Ashtead, Leatherhead and East
Grinstead. There are later plans for Coulsdon South, Horley, Merstham,
Reigate and Oxted.