On Nov 11, 5:25 pm, Mizter T wrote:
One big question mark over Oyster PAYG acceptance on London Overground
has been how fares north of Hatch End - i.e. outside the 6 London
zones - will be handled.

One incredibly obvious place to look, which I've only just thought of
(d'oh!), is of course the TfL "Single fare finder" he
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/tickets/faresandtickets/2007/farefinder/


My playing around suggests that Carpenders Park is in Zone B, Bushey
and Watford High Street are in Zone C and Watford Junction is in Zone
D.

With that zoning I'd expect[1] that the WJ-Euston fast train could be
pulled into the PAYG system without significantly affecting the
revenue generated. My season ticket renewal is 2164 which is the
equivalent of 197 days return journey between 7am and 7pm which much
be the majority of the season ticket uses. There will be a reduction
for PAYG people travelling before 7am or after 7pm but an increase for
PAYG people travelling after 9.30am.

It will be really nice if at least the season ticket can be put onto
oyster rather than the paper ticket. Given that all the train
companies that stop at WJ to pick up passengers also stop at H&W on at
least some of the trains they're going to have to be able to support
oyster anyway on most of the trains.

[1] Wild guess with no data to support it ;-)

Tim.