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Old November 20th 08, 01:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

On Nov 20, 2:14*pm, Jon wrote:
On 19 Nov, 17:55, MIG wrote:
**It ought to be possible to

get the appropriate fare without doing ridiculous things like getting
off during the journey,


I occasionally have to travel from Fulwel to Barons Court during the
morming peak.
I have found the cheapest way is to buy a single from Fulwel to
Gunnersbury and make sure I am by the right door when I arrive there,
so I can hop off, touch my Oyster in on the platform validator, and
hop back on the same train again to go onwards to Barons Court. I've
never been left behind yet (although I do end up standing the rest of
the way).

Jon


Most of LU doesn't have platform validators, unfortunately, and if it
became normal, there would probably be safety implications to everyone
jumping off. Is the Gunnersbury one a legacy from before LO where one
might have changed trains from non-Oyster to Oyster?

Strange that there is generally better provision for people changing
trains than for people staying on the same train.