"MIG" wrote in message
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Dave Arquati wrote:
Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 13 Sep 2006 04:08:44 -0700, "sweek"
wrote:

Neil Williams wrote:
sweek wrote:

An Oyster is a little card that you touch in and touch out the gates
with. On buses, you only touch in. Get a PAYG one and you do not
have
to worry about how much it costs. It will be the cheapest way for
you
to get around. A trip will cost you 1 pound on the bus, and one
fifty
on the tube. Put enough money on the card to make sure you can
travel
around. You can check your balance at every station using the
machine.
This is roughly the level it needs to be at, yes, though I think you
may be intending to be ironic. It needs to be put above the ticket
machines (or before you reach them) in tube stations to prevent the 4
quid rip-off occurring, and in several languages.

Next, you need to make it easier to obtain an Oyster by having it
sold
from several machines pre-credited, rather than having to queue for
ages at the ticket office. (Note: many tourists will want to avoid
the
ticket office as the language barrier may be an issue, let alone the
invariably long queue).

Neil
No I wasn't being ironic. Just trying to keep it very simple, and
ignore the things that probably won't affect tourists in the first
place. I was just thinking that something about getting to Heathrow
and
Camden Town costing more should be in there, since those are the only
tourist destination outside of zone 1 that I think people might go to.

Greenwich. Which is likely to be accessed by rail. Oops...

I would direct tourists via the DLR to Greenwich - Cutty Sark DLR is
closer to the tourist attractions and the DLR is much more
tourist-friendly than trains from London Bridge or Charing Cross.


There must be loads of tourist destinations outside of Zone 1. Crystal
Palace, Hampton Court ... Also, when PAYG starts being accepted on
SWT, how will tourists touch out on their way to Windsor? What will
their extension ticket cost?

And how will Oyster do network card (or any other railcard)
discounts.

tim