Philip wrote:
Peter Masson wrote:

BAA don't want ticket gates for their platforms at Heathrow, though
this might not be a problem if TfL (and their customers) were prepared
to accept increased charges for unresolved journeys, in case they
ended at Heathrow Connect. More to the point, can TfL come up with a
method of using Oyster PAYG as far as Hayes & Harlington then a paper
ticket on to Heathrow. How does a passenger touch out while staying on
the train at Hayes & Harlington?

Why do they have to have gates? What's wrong with a few validators? It's
what they on DLR and much of National Rail anyway.

Also, the couple of times I've used Connect, my ticket has always been
checked between Hayes and Heathrow. Could the ticket examiners carry
some sort of portable validator?

Philip.

In message , at
19:12:09 on Mon, 8 Mar 2010, Philip remarked:
However, if I where part of the authorities making decisions about
BAA's future expansion plans I think I'd be using this as a bargaining
chip... Something along the lines of "you can have your sixth terminal
but as part of the deal, you must improve and reduce the cost of public
transport to the airport, including accepting travelcards and Oyster
cards on the Connect."

TPTB already have proxies for this, because of limits (in the planning
process) on number of vehicle movements and air pollution. So the only
tenable solution, for BAA to meet those targets, is for them to ensure
more people get a train. A cheaper fares structure is one way to
increase ridership, but not the only one.
--
Roland Perry

CJB wrote:
As might be expected from the bankrupt wholly Spanish-owned BAA its
train services were cashing in big-time on the disruption to the
Piccadilly Line this weekend. In the past All Zone Travel Cards have
been accepted on both HEX and CONnect. However in an admirable
demonstration of 'rip-off' Britiain, and at the expense of its long
suffering airline passengers, BAA and its two Paddington / Heathrow
train 'services' were not accepting any Travel Cards this weekend.
Instead BAA was charging the usual full-price rip-off fares it
normally does for its tatty and worn trains into outer London. And HEX
staff were seen today (Sunday) at T5 ensuring that passengers do
indeed pay the exorbitant £18 (whatever) SINGLE fare into West London.
Indeed they were stationed at every TfL ticket machine deterring
passengers from even thinking of going by tube/bus/tube into Central
London. CJB.

Looks like Chris J Brady has been sending this bolloc#s to the press too:

http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/wes...3046-26002178/

Hardly surprising TPTB won't give him a new Freedom pass then...

Paul S

On Mar 10, 5:33*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

CJB wrote:
As might be expected from the bankrupt wholly Spanish-owned BAA its
train services were cashing in big-time on the disruption to the
Piccadilly Line this weekend. In the past All Zone Travel Cards have
been accepted on both HEX and CONnect. However in an admirable
demonstration of 'rip-off' Britiain, and at the expense of its long
suffering airline passengers, BAA and its two Paddington / Heathrow
train 'services' were not accepting any Travel Cards this weekend.
Instead BAA was charging the usual full-price rip-off fares it
normally does for its tatty and worn trains into outer London. And HEX
staff were seen today (Sunday) at T5 ensuring that passengers do
indeed pay the exorbitant 18 (whatever) SINGLE fare into West London.
Indeed they were stationed at every TfL ticket machine deterring
passengers from even thinking of going by tube/bus/tube into Central
London. CJB.

Looks like Chris J Brady has been sending this bolloc#s to the press too:

http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/wes...3046-26002178/

Hardly surprising TPTB won't give him a new Freedom pass then...

"NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED" but he hasn't got the balls to let them at
least publish his name. I'm almost tempted to take it apart and
challenge it line by line... not that it'd make any difference to him.