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Extending point-to-point seasons next year
On Dec 7, 9:37*am, "solar penguin"
wrote: MIG wrote: That's exactly the situation now when extending a journey on LU with a paper travelcard. Really? *Interesting. *Thanks. *As I hardly ever use LU unless I have to, and definitely haven't needed any kind of Travelcard season (paper or otherwise) for nearly 20 years, I didn't know that. I'm surprised they didn't sort out all the problems and get the system to work properly on LU _before_ extending it to even more lines where those problems will become more serious. It's not a problem. Having to get off the train to touch in and out is perfectly acceptable. Now, never again question the benefits of and benevolent intentions behind Oyster. I've been thinking a lot about my feelings towards Oyster, trying to work out _why_ I'm so sceptical towards it. *I think it's because I'm sceptical towards the whole "zonal fares and Travelcards" concepts which Oyster is far too heavily mixed up in for my liking. If Oyster becomes standard on National Rail, it could be a serious blow against proper point-to-point seasons. *I'm worried they might even be abolished on NR to force everyone into paying extra for Travelcards, just like has already happened on LU. Almost certainly the plan - and for my money it can't come a moment too soon. The straightforward, convenient LU way of doing it is far more sensible than the arcane, point-to-point NR way of doing it. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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