On 14 May 2004 00:43:04 GMT, Robin May
wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote the following in:


Ken or TfL (can't remember which, although it doesn't make much
difference) said at one point that they had reached an agreement
regarding Oyster with three TOCs. Silverlink and Thameslink fit
the bill here - and doesn't the NLL have Oyster readers installed?
I smell prepay on the way. (With the third TOC being South Central
perhaps?)

What about c2c? I'd heard things about them and oyster.

As another poster has mentioned pre-pay already works between Fenchurch
St and Upminster as there are interavailable fares between C2C and LUL.
I don't know about the line via Dagenham Dock or for stations beyond the
zone boundary. Given that C2C are fully gated I would not be surprised
to see them want to launch an add on facility for their own services
based on Oyster technology. That is certainly the type of idea I sold to
the old Prism owners when they came to talk to me about gates and
smartcards a few years ago!
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!