On 19 Apr, 10:30, Mr Thant
wrote:

On 19 Apr, 10:13, Jarle H Knudsen wrote:

What is an R1256 travelcard?

If you buy a combined day return/day Travelcard from a station outside
London, it'll be marked as "To: R1256" rather than to London
Terminals.


It will also be thus marked if it is a season Travelcard too.

Indeed, even if a Day or season Travelcard is bought from a station
within London, it will be marked as "From: [station purchased at]" and
"To: R1256" if it is a zones 1-6 Travelcard. Meanwhile a zones 2-6 Day
or season Travelcard would be marked "To: R2356", whilst a zones 1-5
season would be marked "To: R1245".

The "R" apparently stands for "Rail" - this doesn't make an awful lot
of sense until you consider the alternative "U" marking which is for
"Underground" - for example, one could purchase a Brighton to "U1"
ticket, which is a Brighton to London Terminals ticket plus a single
Underground journey in zone 1 - alternatively one could purchase a
Peterborough to "U12" ticket, which is a ticket to London plus a
single Underground journey in zones 1 & 2, so one could alight at
Finsbury Park and get on the Victoria line to central London or indeed
go all the way through to Brixton (in zone 2 on the other side).

Just to be clear of any ambiguities, this of course doesn't mean that
Travelcards marked "R" are only valid on National Rail - they are
valid, as any Travelcard is, on all Underground and National Rail
services in the relevant zones, and also for all London Bus services
regardless of zones.