"Nick H (UK)" wrote in message
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John Ray wrote:
There's a poster at my local station which says that, from 2 Jan 05,
Norbury will be in zone 3 instead of zone 4, and Belmont and Cheam will
be transferred from zone 6 to zone 5. This will be good news to people
who commute from those stations to inner London,

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but not so good for
those who travel in the opposite direction.
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Why? Am I missing something really obvious here?

Well anyone who commutes from Norbury to zone 6 will now pay for four zones
(3,4,5,6) instead of three (4,5,6). I am sure though that the vast majority
of travellers go in rather than out and will benefit.

Peter Smyth