On 5 Jul 2006 08:23:45 -0700, "Mizter T" wrote:

I know this is a bit of an old chestnut, but having sifted through a
few previous discussions here on Google Groups I'm still a little
unclear on what the ticketing rules are. I'm hoping the oracles of this
ng might be able to offer clarification.


(1) A ticket from Herne Hill (south London) to London Terminals is
obviously valid to Blackfriars, am I correct in saying it's valid to
City Thameslink as well? I presume it's not valid any further north
than that.

Correct,

(2) For travel from Herne Hill to Farringdon or Kings Cross Thameslink
presumably a ticket is issued with either of those specific
destinations named, is this the case?

(see 3)

(3) When travelling from the north of the Thameslink route (say
Cricklewood) into central London, are tickets issued to 'London
Terminals' or to specific named stations (e.g. Kings Cross Thameslink /
City Thameslink)?

Dunno about stations inside the LU zones.

And if a passenger is coming from Luton on a ticket with the
destination 'London Terminals' can they go any further south on the
Thameslink route than Kings Cross Thameslink?

No. (See special notice at Farringdon about this.)

(4) 'London Thameslink' was mentioned in previous posts as a
destination - does this mean anything, or was it just a virtual
destination used for some reason solely during the Thameslink blockade?

London Thameslink is still used and means any TL station as far as
London Bridge/ Elephant. (And also I believe Waterloo/Charing Cross
via LB.) Some ticket machines only offer this and not the individual
stations which can be puzzling.

If anyone can throw some light on this it'd be much appreciated.

PS I once needed and got a ticket from Kings Cross TL to Farringdon.
It was cheaper than the Underground and railcard discount was applied.
Can't remember what it said though!

Ticket offices sometimes sell you a zonal ticket when there is a
cheaper non-Underground version available; worth checking for this,
--
Peter Lawrence