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Sometime around the late 80s it was also possible to get a bus pass that was only for a certain borough (there definitely was a Croydon one) which was cheaper than the zonal one.
There were only four zones for buses, zones 1,2,3 and 4 although in reality there were only two zones as you could only get a bus pass for all the zones or the outer 3 zones
I just about remember the bus fare zones, they were split into 4 zones, night buses had there own fares, £2 for journeys from zone 1 & 2, 70p if the journey was in zone 4, most day tickets were not valid on night buses either, plus night buses started a lot earlier than now, some night buses started 10.30-11pm.
I had a girlfriend in London in the late 90s. I had one trip to London where I got a weekend Travel card which didn't cover night buses in between. Getting a late bus, we'd sometimes let an N15 go by to catch the later 15 behind it as the ticket wasn't valid on the N15. On some visits for 3 or 4 days I'd get a week-long travelcard because that was valid on Night routes - I used to get a lot more night buses back then. Back then a night bus from Camden to Trafalgar square was around £2 - more than it is now.
Night buses even then were still pretty cheap even at £2, although the network wasn't as big then as it is now, wasn't one of the first things TFL did was to get rid of the premium fares for night buses & extend day travelcards validity to include night buses.
When did the weekend travelcard go? I remeber that.I had a girlfriend in London in the late 90s. I had one trip to London where I got a weekend Travel card which didn't cover night buses in between. Getting a late bus, we'd sometimes let an N15 go by to catch the later 15 behind it as the ticket wasn't valid on the N15. On some visits for 3 or 4 days I'd get a week-long travelcard because that was valid on Night routes - I used to get a lot more night buses back then. Back then a night bus from Camden to Trafalgar square was around £2 - more than it is now.
When did the weekend travelcard go? I remeber that.
Gosh, yes. I'd forgotten about them. Were they only available for outer London boroughs? Here's a poster for the Kingston version from 1988:Sometime around the late 80s it was also possible to get a bus pass that was only for a certain borough (there definitely was a Croydon one) which was cheaper than the zonal one.
One of the wierd thinfs about travelcards on the busses was the validity outside london.
If travelling to Debden, for example you had to have a travelcard or bus pass with Zone 1 on it to be valid ???????????????
If you mean that any Travelcard including Zone 1 (or any zone) is valid on all TfL buses, yes. You can happily travel Slough to Bluewater with a Zone 1-2 Travelcard, so long as your happiness isn't decreased by spending most of the day on buses.
Wow, I remember thinking that at the time there was a decent saving on the Croydon Borough card compared to the zonal one, I wonder what it really was if the weekly fare was only £2.80Gosh, yes. I'd forgotten about them. Were they only available for outer London boroughs? Here's a poster for the Kingston version from 1988:
Image is a poster from 1988, advertising the Kingston Area Bus Pass costing £2.80 a week.
Source: LT Museum
They had saver tickets until quite recently you would pull the cardboard voucher off. Gave it to the driver and then kept the other bitDid London buses ever have a 10 trip ticket,although i never bought one i just about remember the GMPTE clippercard, to use this you had to insert the card into the on board canceller machines hoping they were working, sone operators still do 10 trip tickets.
Did TFL introduce the all day one day travelcard[valid before 09.30], i seem to remember you could only get a off peak one day travelcard?
Did London buses ever have a 10 trip ticket,although i never bought one i just about remember the GMPTE clippercard, to use this you had to insert the card into the on board canceller machines hoping they were working, sone operators still do 10 trip tickets.
Did TFL introduce the all day one day travelcard[valid before 09.30], i seem to remember you could only get a off peak one day travelcard?
Yes and no.Did London buses ever have a 10 trip ticket,although i never bought one i just about remember the GMPTE clippercard, to use this you had to insert the card into the on board canceller machines hoping they were working, sone operators still do 10 trip tickets.