On Apr 10, 9:21*pm, D7666 wrote:
On Apr 10, 7:41*pm, "Jonathan Morton"

wrote:
But the Thameslink blurb is confusing on the matter of being charged -

No. It is perfectly clear, you are reading between lines.

on an
Oyster PAYG - for crossing the bridge without taking a train to arrive at or
depart from the station. Does this mean "any train, including the
Underground" or just National Rail? Putting it another way, is the whole of
the station (LU and NR) "airside", so that one can legitimately use the
south entrance to exit from the District Line platforms to the South Bank,
passing through only one Oyster gizmo to touch out (and if not, why not)?

It is perfectly clear - because there are seperate barriers. You pass
one barrier on exit distract and enter another set to join FCC. It
says exactly what it means - you cross the bridge on foot you pay - no
matter what you arrived on operated by who.

Having said that, every time since BFR re-opened I have found both
north and south gate lines set to open and no staff present; however
all my trips were off peak bar one in the first week, and I've not
done this in the last 2 weeks.

So one arrives, utilizing a perfectly valid ticket, at Blackfriars.
But, one cannot exit on the South Bank because it is managed by
another operator.

What next, center platform barriers where New Southern Railway and
Southwest Trains share a station?