"Peter Masson" wrote in message
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AIUI since London Zonal Fares came in we have to tear up the Routeing
Guide
for journeys (perhaps excluding season tickets) for journeys between two
stations in Greater London (again, except perhaps where the route involves
going out of the London Travelcard zones.

In the specific case of Acton Main Line (Zone 3) to Clapham Junction (Zone
2), possible routes include:

Paddington - LUL - Victoria (or other routes via Central London). A ticket
charged at the 3 zone plus LUL rate would be required, as you're going
into
Zone 1 as well as using LUL.

Ealing Broadway - LUL - Kensington Olympia or West Brompton . This would
be
cheaper, involving only Zones 2 and 3, including LUL.

If instead you started off by walking to Acton Central (it's not that far,
and Main Line has a rubbish train service) you could travel on National
rail
the whole way. Although Acton Central and Clapham Junction are both in
Zone
2, going via Willesden Junction involves straying into Zone 3, so youll
need
a ticket charged for Zones 2 and 3, but not including LUL. Or you could
change at Richmond, though this would be more expensive, as you'd stray
into
Zone 4.

I'm now not sure which is more complicated, the Routeing Guide or London
Zonal Fares.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_...onalFares.html


What happens with NR London fares now if you want to go between
diametrically opposed outer zone stations - are you deemed to need an LU leg
through the middle and automatically charged accordingly?

Paul