"Rupert Candy" wrote in message
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the TOC's don't have the slightest interest in Oyster, and indeed view
it as a hindrance (there's a handwritten notice in the Herne Hill
ticket office saying something like "WE DO _NOT_ SELL OYSTERCARDS.
PLEASE GO TO A TUBE STATION." which strikes me as incredibly
unhelpful.) Until TfL provides some incentive for the TOCs to support
Oyster, the system is just going to have to cope with "one-ended"
journeys (even if that means lost revenue).

This is particularly evident at Romford Station where they can't even be bothered to allow TfL to
add Oyster readers to the gates so if you are unfortunate enough to have your ticket on Oyster you
have to queue to have a member of 'one' staff scan it with a hand held reader, or if it is busy
enough be "nodded" through on sight.