On Jun 9, 3:36*pm, Clive Page wrote:
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Southeastern seem to have taken matters into their own hands in quite
a forceful way:
http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk..._items/view/95
Southeastern has agreed to accept valid tickets for the Underground –
both paper tickets and Oyster Pay As You Go – on services that mirror
Tube routes on our network.
So during the strike we will accept London Underground passes
(including Oyster PAYG) during the strike on the following routes
only:
Brixton to Victoria
Elephant and Castle to Blackfriars / City Thameslink
London Cannon Street / Waterloo East / Charing Cross
Outside these routes the usual ticket restrictions and Penalty Fares
will be applicable as normal.
Hmm. *I need to get from Luton to central London on Thursday - I'm
planning to go from Luton to London Bridge (valid on a ticket to "London
Thameslink") and then get a train to Charing Cross. *Is this a
Southeastern route? * I have an Oyster card I can show, but I don't see
how they can charge it unless there are readers both on platforms 5/6 at
London Bridge and the exits at Charing Cross. *As far as I recall, they
don't yet exist at either, does anyone know?
There are Oyster readers on the Thameslink platforms at London Bridge
*but* these are _only_ for people starting or finishing their journey
on FCC Thameslink and who were using Oyster PAYG to pay for their
journey (it's valid for all stations on teh Tha,eslink route between
West Hampstead and London Bridge/ Elephant & Castle) - so *don't*
touch-in on them.
When you get to Charing Cross, the gates of course have Oyster readers
on them *but* these are _only_ equipped to check and see if there is a
season Travelcard held on that ticket - currently they *do not* handle
Oyster PAYG, because Oyster PAYG is not normally valid on any mainline
trains out of Charing Cross.
London Bridge to Waterloo East/Charing Cross is a pretty clear parallel
to a tube journey, I'd have said.
Yes. Simply show your Oyster card on arrival at Charing Cross. You
won't end up paying anything.