In message , at 20:55:40
on Sat, 25 Jul 2009, Richard J. remarked:

Presumably he chose "City Thameslink" rather than "London" or "London
Terminals" or whatever the machine offered. If, however, he chose the
latter and the machine only offered him an FCC-only route because it
was cheaper, then I agree that that's not helpful.

The machines are confusing, even for someone who knows what he's looking
for. There should be a "not Gatex" fare to City Thameslink, as well as
to "London terminals", but whether the machine displays it without a
fight is another matter.

There are other oddities too, for example the "FCC only" ticket to
Farringdon is actually marked "Not Underground" (on the ticket, who
knows what the screen says). In practice the only extra flexibility that
this apparent re-naming gives is the ability to change at Croydon.
--
Roland Perry