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Thameslink/FCC ticket validity question again
"Paul Oter" wrote in message ... As some may know, I have Cambridge - London Terminals season ticket and commute daily to Moorgate, using LU between KX and Moorgate. I can confirm my ticket gets rejected by the gates at Barbican and Farringdon (on the occasions when I tried that I used my pre-pay Oyster instead to leave the station: that was in the days when you weren't penalised for an unresolved journey). I would have thought you should be able to use the side gate. The fact that a ticket is rejected by the gates doesn't mean it's not valid at that destination - see my comment about East Croydon below. However my ticket *does* open the gates at St Pancras Low Level, despite my ticket not being valid there. (I only ever do this on the occasions when KX Underground is closed due to overcrowding and passengers are asked to divert to nearby stations). I think we need to distinguish between ticket validity and the limitations of the magnetic stripe technology that drives the gates. For example: my Hove - London Terminals season is valid at East Croydon but it won't open the ticket gates there - never has done and never will. I would be interested in informed opinion as to validity at stations north of City Thameslink - my understanding is that my ticket is not valid, even though it *might* operate the gates at St Pancras (because it's a London Terminal). What I would really like is a season ticket that I can use for travel between my choice of Moorgate, Barbican, Farringdon, Victoria and Hove or Brighton (yes, really, I don't need the rest of the Underground most of the time!). I met someone who had a Hove - Farringdon season which, bizarrely, was slightly cheaper than either Brighton - Farringdon or Hove - London Terminals. He didn't seem to have any problem using it for the occasions he travelled Brighton - Victoria, although he had to use the side gate at the Brighton end (still bizarre. because my Hove season is quite happy opening the gates at Brighton. David A Stocks |
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Thameslink/FCC ticket validity question again
[crossposted to uk.railway]
On 5 Mar, 12:19, "David A Stocks" wrote: "Paul Oter" wrote in message As some may know, I have Cambridge - London Terminals season ticket and commute daily to Moorgate, using LU between KX and Moorgate. I can confirm my ticket gets rejected by the gates at Barbican and Farringdon (on the occasions when I tried that I used my pre-pay Oyster instead to leave the station: that was in the days when you weren't penalised for an unresolved journey). I would have thought you should be able to use the side gate. The fact that a ticket is rejected by the gates doesn't mean it's not valid at that destination - see my comment about East Croydon below. First off it's worth noting that this issue has nothing to do with Thameslink - this is about season tickets on the Great Northern route into London (KX or Moorgate). The National Fares Manual is quite clear in stating that the National Rail season tickets in question are *not* valid for entry/exit at intermediate stations such as Farringdon. See page L5 of the NFM section L (PDF): http://www.atoc.org/retail/_download...8_Common_L.pdf "National Rail tickets which include validity ... between Finsbury Park and London Terminals ... are also valid by LU/DLR services ... between Kings Cross St Pancras Und and Moorgate (via Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Northern Lines) but intermediately at Old Street ONLY". However my ticket *does* open the gates at St Pancras Low Level, despite my ticket not being valid there. (I only ever do this on the occasions when KX Underground is closed due to overcrowding and passengers are asked to divert to nearby stations). I think we need to distinguish between ticket validity and the limitations of the magnetic stripe technology that drives the gates. For example: my Hove - London Terminals season is valid at East Croydon but it won't open the ticket gates there - never has done and never will. I would be interested in informed opinion as to validity at stations north of City Thameslink - my understanding is that my ticket is not valid, even though it *might* operate the gates at St Pancras (because it's a London Terminal). A ticket to London Terminals from points south thereof is *not* valid north of City Thameslink. However, it may nonetheless operate the gates at St Pancras Int'l, because the gates have seemingly just copied the programming that was used at KX Thameslink and these were reported by many to be rather lax - i.e. the gates pass tickets that are not valid. What I would really like is a season ticket that I can use for travel between my choice of Moorgate, Barbican, Farringdon, Victoria and Hove or Brighton (yes, really, I don't need the rest of the Underground most of the time!). I met someone who had a Hove - Farringdon season which, bizarrely, was slightly cheaper than either Brighton - Farringdon or Hove - London Terminals. He didn't seem to have any problem using it for the occasions he travelled Brighton - Victoria, although he had to use the side gate at the Brighton end (still bizarre. because my Hove season is quite happy opening the gates at Brighton. You could have a London Terminals - Hove season, as you do at present, plus a Farringdon - City Thameslink season, though that would *only* allow you to travel from Farringdon on Thameslink, not on the Underground from Moorgate or Barbican. (TBH if I was near Moorgate I would just consider walking to London Bridge for the train, though I suppose there's significantly less chance of a seat by then). Regarding your fellow commuter - I wonder if the Hove - Farringdon was cheaper on the assumption that he would travel from Brighton to Farringdon on FCC, so FCC were responsible for pricing the ticket. I wonder if it was marked "Route: FCC only", though of course one would need to use Southern from Hove to Brighton (or one of the however many - or rather the however few - FGW trains that also serve Hove and Brighton). My thinking is merely that FCC-only fares are cheaper from London to Brighton. I'm far from sure that a Brighton - Farringdon season ticket is in fact valid to Victoria - the fact it was accepted on the gateline is certainly not proof of its validity! |
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Thameslink/FCC ticket validity question again
On Mar 5, 1:01*pm, Mizter T wrote:
The National Fares Manual is quite clear in stating that the National Rail season tickets in question are *not* valid for entry/exit at intermediate stations such as Farringdon. See page L5 of the NFM section L (PDF):http://www.atoc.org/retail/_download...8_Common_L.pdf "National Rail tickets which include validity ... between Finsbury Park and London Terminals ... are also valid by LU/DLR services ... between Kings Cross St Pancras Und and Moorgate (via Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Northern Lines) but intermediately at Old Street ONLY". An All Line Rover includes " validity ... between Finsbury Park and London Terminals ... ", so is that also valid between King's Cross St Pancras and Moorgate? Apparently LUL staff have been told not to accept them. |
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Thameslink/FCC ticket validity question again
On 5 Mar, 16:36, Yorkie wrote: On Mar 5, 1:01 pm, Mizter T wrote: The National Fares Manual is quite clear in stating that the National Rail season tickets in question are *not* valid for entry/exit at intermediate stations such as Farringdon. See page L5 of the NFM section L (PDF): http://www.atoc.org/retail/_download...8_Common_L.pdf "National Rail tickets which include validity ... between Finsbury Park and London Terminals ... are also valid by LU/DLR services ... between Kings Cross St Pancras Und and Moorgate (via Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Northern Lines) but intermediately at Old Street ONLY". An All Line Rover includes " validity ... between Finsbury Park and London Terminals ... ", so is that also valid between King's Cross St Pancras and Moorgate? Apparently LUL staff have been told not to accept them. I had also pondered that when I was looking at that ticket inter- availability list quite recently in relation to another thread. I suppose one argument would be that the conditions of the All Line Rover ticket - i.e. that it's not valid on LU services whatsoever - trump the above instruction (and all the other similar examples on that list). |
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