On Mon, 9 Nov 2009, Barry Salter wrote:

David Jackman wrote:

But outboundary travelcards should never be issued from within the zones,
and I wasn't previously aware that National Rail stations could issue Z1-9
either.

The extremities of the Metropolitan Line are a special case when it comes to
the "out-boundary" rule, in that National Rail ticket offices *can* issue a
Travelcard for them (Amersham to All Zones being the usual scenario) *and*
they don't turn into a pumpkin when you reach Amersham.

'Turn into a pumpkin' = 'get eaten'? Mind you, the ticket i had was bright
orange in parts, so perhaps it was already part pumpkin?

It also appears that the rules regarding other out-boundary Travelcards
have now been updated in "The Manual" and it now explicitly states that,
whilst not valid for another journey back to/from London after you
return to the origin point, they *do* retain the Travelcard validity
within Zones 1 to 6.

Ah, so if that's what i had, it should have eaten the ticket and spat out
a Z1-6 TC? And does 'origin point' mean something unexpected, as i was
nowhere near my origin!

I suppose i should have bought (or the guy should have sold me) a Z1-6 TC
and a pair of off-peak singles from Z6 to WJ - 7.50 + 2*1.10 = 9.70. I
could perhaps even have done the extension on pre-pay.

tom

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