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Roland Perry · June 1st 15, 10:33 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 05:06:02
on Mon, 1 Jun 2015, remarked:
You're probably getting confused with the *non visitor* (i.e. regular)
Oyster cards, which IIRC initially came without pre-loaded credit but
that later changed, and were available from standalone vending machines
in a few Tube stations - this arrangement doesn't exist any more as
regular Oyster cards can now be obtained from the larger sized Tube TVMs.

Yes, I probably have conflated a couple of former schemes. I saw
vending machines at St Pancras, and on reflection they were probably
£10 with a £3 deposit included.

Isn't the deposit £5 these days?

Yes; it's a while since I saw those machines (but it was after the
Western Ticket Hall opened).
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Roland Perry