has anyone ever posted or suggested a nationwide oyster/itso where tickets are loaded onto a card, or picked up at gates by tagging on, see Oyster AT Hop etc
That might work if our ticketing system was straight forward.
If you touched in at Stockport and touched out at Newcastle would you be charged the fare for travelling via Sheffield or the fare for travelling via Manchester?
I suppose if that was resolved you could be charged the single fare and then charged the difference between the single and return fare if you make the return journey within 1 month.
However, what if your outbound journey and return journey were slightly different? For instance, if you do
Day 1: Stockport to Newcastle
Day 8: Newcastle to Sunderland
Day 14: Sunderland to Newcastle
What ticket(s) would you be charged