In message , at 13:21:14
on Mon, 3 Aug 2015, David Cantrell remarked:
But wasn't Oyster sold to us as being faster than paper tickets?

Depends whether you are counting the time at the gate or the time taken
to buy the paper ticket. Although almost always mine would be a
Travelcard, and they take the same time to buy as a normal train ticket.
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Roland Perry