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Forum: London Transport November 12th 09, 10:38 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 17,435
Posted By David of Broadway
Publicity about Circle Line going Teacup

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:16:16 -0600, rosenstiel wrote:

In article ,
(David of Broadway) wrote:

On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:24:19...
Forum: London Transport November 12th 09, 01:31 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 17,435
Posted By David of Broadway
Publicity about Circle Line going Teacup

On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:24:19 +0000, Basil Jet wrote:

wrote:

That won't be possible after 13 December. There will be no guaranteed
step-free route from...
Forum: London Transport November 12th 09, 01:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,247
Posted By David of Broadway
Quick PAYG query

On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:21:32 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:

I wonder if its possible to get an overdraft thats more than the 3 quid
the cards cost in the first place. I'm sure they've thought of this...
Forum: London Transport October 23rd 09, 03:10 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,012
Posted By David of Broadway
Staff presence at gatelines LT

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:55 +0100, Batman55 wrote:

"trainmanUK" wrote in message
...

Some years...
Forum: London Transport October 20th 09, 12:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,115
Posted By David of Broadway
Greenford

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:23:13 +0100, Recliner wrote:

"Walter Briscoe" wrote in message

I visited this outer London station...
Forum: London Transport April 29th 09, 02:16 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 12,878
Posted By David of Broadway
London Underground 'best metro in Europe'

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:42:41 +0100, Clive wrote:

New York, (where every car
is both a power car and driving car) can be confusing and has a habit of
missing stations unless you're very...
Forum: London Transport April 20th 09, 03:13 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,671
Posted By David of Broadway
Now I can't top my Oyster card

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:20:25 -0700, Mizter T wrote:

As others have said, it's possible that the ticket machines won't like
credit/debit cards that don't have a chip (i.e. are magnetic stripe
...
Forum: London Transport March 20th 09, 01:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,196
Posted By David of Broadway
My last Thameslink visit to Moorgate

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:51:31 +0000, Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:

wrote:

The other thing I'd not previously realised is the lack of down trains
calling at...
Forum: London Transport January 25th 09, 01:35 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,140
Posted By David of Broadway
How widespread is usage of "Mind the Gap"?

THC wrote:
My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17...
Forum: London Transport January 25th 09, 12:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,140
Posted By David of Broadway
How widespread is usage of "Mind the Gap"?

David Bennetts wrote:

I was intrigued when visiting New York a couple of years back with the "gap
filler" arrangements at South Ferry subway station, which was on an
extremely sharp curve...
Forum: London Transport December 15th 08, 12:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,652
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster validity

Roland Perry wrote:

I only have the one set of cards, from one visit; and I forget the exact
amount. But it was four cards (one for each of the family) and enough to
be irritating.

Not that...
Forum: London Transport December 14th 08, 11:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,652
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster validity

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:01:19 on Sun, 14
Dec 2008, David of Broadway remarked:
the remaining balance can be...
Forum: London Transport December 14th 08, 11:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,652
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster validity

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:08:48 on Sun, 14
Dec 2008, David of Broadway remarked:
I believe it's also illegal to...
Forum: London Transport December 14th 08, 11:32 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,652
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster validity

David of Broadway wrote:

It most certainly is permitted to give or lend a MetroCard to a friend
while you're not using it - even an unlimited card. (Of course, that
only applies to...
Forum: London Transport December 14th 08, 01:08 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,652
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster validity

Roland Perry wrote:

I believe it's also illegal to sell/transfer the cards, so someone else
who happens to be visiting NY can use up the money.

It most certainly is permitted to give or lend a...
Forum: London Transport December 14th 08, 01:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,652
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster validity

Roland Perry wrote:

Or they may pass a new law saying that all credit expires a year after
it's added - I think the New York equivalent has that rule.

Not quite.

Each physical MetroCard has a...
Forum: London Transport November 26th 08, 10:27 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
(off topic) Oyster PAYG and chip and pin

Andrew Heenan wrote:
"David of Broadway" :
UK-based vending machines, by and large, do not recognize the existence
of non-chip-and-PIN cards. (There are some exceptions. My card was
...
Forum: London Transport November 26th 08, 07:15 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

David of Broadway wrote:

UK-based vending machines, by and large, do not recognize the existence
of non-chip-and-PIN cards. (There are some exceptions. My card was
accepted on the first...
Forum: London Transport November 26th 08, 06:08 AM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

wrote:

In article ,
(David of Broadway) wrote:

Why does the aforementioned someone need to...
Forum: London Transport November 25th 08, 07:29 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

Andrew Heenan wrote:
"David of Broadway" wrote ...
Or at ticket windows, since USA-based credit cards don't work at most UK
vending machines.)

Mastercard...
Forum: London Transport November 25th 08, 07:19 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

Matthew Dickinson wrote:

Mastercard Paypass & Visa Wave cards seem to be TfL's eventual
solution for overseas tourists.

Interesting idea. Alas, although my primary credit card has Paypass, I...
Forum: London Transport November 25th 08, 05:13 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008, David of Broadway wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

People who live in the USA aren't really part of the target
demographic for Oyster.

So...
Forum: London Transport November 25th 08, 04:58 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

wrote:
In article ,
(David of Broadway) wrote:

wrote:
In...
Forum: London Transport November 25th 08, 06:07 AM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

wrote:
In article ,
(Neil Williams) wrote:

On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:06:10 -0600,...
Forum: London Transport November 24th 08, 09:51 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 38,954
Posted By David of Broadway
Oyster PAYG on rail to the edge of zone

Tim Woodall wrote:

You _can_ get a refund. But you have to wait so many weeks from the last
topup by the credit card before TfL will refund it (by cheque to your
address).

The woman I spoke...
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