With the bus strike in north london today they've been saying on the radio
that bus passes will be accepted on reasonable alternative routes.

What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are there
special bus only Oyster cards?

B2003

In message , at 09:50:31 on Thu, 29 Nov
2012, d remarked:
With the bus strike in north london today they've been saying on the radio
that bus passes will be accepted on reasonable alternative routes.

What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are there
special bus only Oyster cards?

Journalist referring to twirly cards perhaps.
--
Roland Perry

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:30:47 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:50:31 on Thu, 29 Nov
2012, d remarked:
With the bus strike in north london today they've been saying on the radio
that bus passes will be accepted on reasonable alternative routes.

What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are there
special bus only Oyster cards?

Journalist referring to twirly cards perhaps.

Twirly cards?

--
B2003

In message , at 10:56:11 on Thu, 29 Nov
2012, d remarked:
Journalist referring to twirly cards perhaps.

Twirly cards?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twirly

entry #2 (although the term is also in common use in London).

And, yes I know, they are valid all hours in London now.
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Roland Perry

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:13:45 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
entry #2 (although the term is also in common use in London).

I've never heard it. *shrug*

B2003

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On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:13:45 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
entry #2 (although the term is also in common use in London).

I've never heard it. *shrug*

Used to hear it all though my teens when waiting for a morning bus

tim

What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are
there special bus only Oyster cards?


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14415.aspx
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Robin
reply to address is (meant to be) valid

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:09:27 -0000
"Robin" wrote:
What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are
there special bus only Oyster cards?


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14415.aspx

Ah ok, so a "bus pass" is just a special type of entry on an Oyster card.
That makes sense.

B2003

On 29/11/2012 11:30, d wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:09:27 -0000
"Robin" wrote:

What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are
there special bus only Oyster cards?


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14415.aspx

Ah ok, so a "bus pass" is just a special type of entry on an Oyster card.
That makes sense.

If you're using that logic, then so is a season Travelcard.

On 29/11/2012 09:50, d wrote:
With the bus strike in north london today they've been saying on the radio
that bus passes will be accepted on reasonable alternative routes.

What bus passes? I thought it was either Oyster or cash now. Or are there
special bus only Oyster cards?

B2003



How about senior citizens bus passes issued from outside London.