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Colin Rosenstiel · April 19th 08, 07:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article
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(Mizter T) wrote:

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).

Can you still buy FCC U12 tickets? They seem to have been dropped as far
as Cambridge at least is concerned. When I enquired of 'one' they blamed
FCC, who set the fares to London.

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Colin Rosenstiel