[x-posted to uk.transport.london]

On Aug 14, 6:03*pm, Tony Walsall wrote:
Does anyone know, will a cross London valid ticket open any Zone1
gate?

I believe that a rail ticket with cross-London validity included (i.e.
marked with the Maltese cross symbol) will only open gates at
Underground/DLR stations that are in the cross-London station list,
which is shown half-way down this page:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_...ng_london.html

However it won't open any Zone 1 gate - though if you're in the system
and want to get out, then I understand you'll be let out without any
problems (in zone 1 at least), though the same ticket can't be used to
get back into the Underground system (i.e. there's no Break of Journey
allowed for the cross-London Underground leg of the journey).


On Monday I am travelling from Tame Bridge to Brighton and back to
Feltham. Cheapest way of doing this is a WSMR advance ticket from Tame
Bridge to Marylebone and then a CDR Feltham to Brighton.

Full marks to WSMR for selling single tickets for GBP13.40 with
railcard on a train that arrives in London just before 0900!

I have booked any permitted Feltham to Brighton tickets which have the
cross london symbol on, will these allow a single journey from
Marylebone to Victoria?

Yes, I believe in practice it'd allow for that journey no problems -
the LU gates will just see it as a cross-London transfer ticket, and
Marylebone to Victoria is of course a legit cross-London transfer.

Whether strictly speaking such usage is legit is another question -
one could argue that it's not, as you wouldn't be using the Tube as
part of a Feltham to Brighton journey - however I don't really think
LU cares too much about that at all, it'd just be another cross-London
journey in their eyes I reckon - and in practice the ticket would work
the gates whilst a ticket inspector would just see the cross symbol on
a valid ticket.