Richard M Willis wrote:
Did I hear somewhere that when SilverLink's franchise on the
NLL / WatfordDC comes up for renewal, they'll be mandated to
accept Oyster PrePay ?

Yes. Maybe here.

The franchise for North London Railways (= DC lines, WLL, NLL, GOBLIN)
will be specced by and answerable to TfL rather than DfT. Zonal prepay
fares will be introduced immediately, and Hampstead Heath will be moved
into Zone 2 (possibly along with Willesden Junction).

Some time afterwards, the DC lines will be transferred to LUL and the
service will be all Bakerloo line all the way to Watford. A new
timetable will integrate services on the WLL, NLL and GOBLIN, with more
through trains between the three lines, and with a new service from
Queen's Park to Stratford via Kilburn High Road and South Hampstead
(rejoining the NLL at Camden) maintaining the service to these current
DC-line stations.

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John Band
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