In message , at 13:44:13 on Fri, 27
Jun 2014, tim..... remarked:
I didn't think the TfL journey planner would stretch out as far as
Cambridge (well, Ely really, I'm only starting in Cambridge because
the Sunday service from Ely has let me down).

Neither did I but I guessed you might have used it and therefore tried it
and surprised myself (and you too no doubt).

It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London based
upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park [1]

I always took that for granted, having grown up in the 60's living in
Chelmsford and being able to buy a ticket to there, from a London
Underground station. I don't know to what extent that was a result of
the cross-platform interchange at Stratford, or whether it was a more
general capability.
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Roland Perry

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wrote:

In message , at 13:44:13 on Fri, 27
Jun 2014, tim..... remarked:
I didn't think the TfL journey planner would stretch out as far as
Cambridge (well, Ely really, I'm only starting in Cambridge because
the Sunday service from Ely has let me down).

Neither did I but I guessed you might have used it and therefore tried
it and surprised myself (and you too no doubt).

It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London based
upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park [1]

I always took that for granted, having grown up in the 60's living in
Chelmsford and being able to buy a ticket to there, from a London
Underground station. I don't know to what extent that was a result of
the cross-platform interchange at Stratford, or whether it was a more
general capability.

A legacy of the District services to Upminster and Southend, maybe?

[1] Or there was at the time, if there isn't now - it's ages since I
actually stood on the platform there

Gone now, on FCC at least.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 09:26:20
on Fri, 27 Jun 2014, remarked:
It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London based
upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park [1]
....
Gone now, on FCC at least.

The barrier free interchange, or the through ticketing?
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
09:26:20 on Fri, 27 Jun 2014, remarked:
It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London based
upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park [1]
...
Gone now, on FCC at least.

The barrier free interchange, or the through ticketing?

The barrier-free interchange I know. The ticketing I can't comment on though
I thought all or most through tickets from LU to NR destinations had ended?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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Perry)
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In message , at
09:26:20 on Fri, 27 Jun 2014, remarked:
It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London
based
upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park [1]
...
Gone now, on FCC at least.

The barrier free interchange, or the through ticketing?

The barrier-free interchange I know. The ticketing I can't comment on
though
I thought all or most through tickets from LU to NR destinations had
ended?

The point will be moot when the TOs shut

I'm pretty certain that you can't buy them at the Machines

tim



--
Colin Rosenstiel

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(Roland Perry) wrote:

In message , at
09:26:20 on Fri, 27 Jun 2014, remarked:
It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London
based upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park
[1]
...
Gone now, on FCC at least.

The barrier free interchange, or the through ticketing?

The barrier-free interchange I know. The ticketing I can't comment on
though I thought all or most through tickets from LU to NR destinations
had ended?

The point will be moot when the TOs shut

I'm pretty certain that you can't buy them at the Machines

Not even close to interchanges, e.g. Wimbledon Park to local SWT stations?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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In message , at 09:26:20 on
Fri, 27 Jun 2014, remarked:
It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London based
upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park [1]
...
Gone now, on FCC at least.

The barrier free interchange,

Oh how stupid of me

The barrier free access of which I speak was from the Moorgate-FP shuttle
which IIRC ran into the ground level platforms?

So in theory it's still there, but it's no longer a tube line

tim

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(tim.....) wrote:

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at
09:26:20 on Fri, 27 Jun 2014, remarked:
It always used to surprise me that you could buy tickets from
Underground TO to places, like Cambridge, well outside of London
based upon there being "barrier" free interchange at Finsbury Park
[1]
...
Gone now, on FCC at least.

The barrier free interchange,

Oh how stupid of me

The barrier free access of which I speak was from the Moorgate-FP
shuttle which IIRC ran into the ground level platforms?

So in theory it's still there, but it's no longer a tube line

Of course! Yes, there is still barrier-free access between deep-level
platforms at Highbury & Islington.

--
Colin Rosenstiel