On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:25 -0700 (PDT), MIG wrote:

But, well, that's not how they've done it. I suspect it would probably
be far too expensive for too little benefit to retrofit it now.

Too little benefit for who? The passengers?

Yes. I don't see why TfL should spend £lots adding a pointless
facility just to allow e.g. people travelling from West Brompton to
Bermondsey to save a quid by taking a tour of the Overground.

So you don't think they should fix an obvious cock-up? As for it
costing £lots - it'll be some updated computer data.

I have no idea what it might cost, but I certainly can't see why
charging the correct fare is "pointless". If TfL really has that
attitude, then a lot of criticisms would be justified.

I was coming from the point of view that the current fares *are*
correct, by definition.

From that point of view there seems little point in changing them.

By the same logic, someone hoping to save a couple of quid by using
only buses ought to be charged the Undergound fare if LU covers the
same routes.

IMO, charging less for using an inferior mode of transport, where this
benefits the transport system by removing passengers from a
capacity-constrained mode, and/or the inferior mode is cheaper to run,
is logical.

Offering a discount (but only in certain, arbitrary, almost random
circumstances) for taking a much longer journey than necessary by the
same mode, where there is no benefit to the transport system from them
doing so, is not logical.