Where B is the barriers at Ealing Broadway, there is no minimum time needed for touch out / touch in. I think youneed to allow two minutes between touch out and touch in on a stand alone reader at somewhere like Hayes & Harlington (or to go and touch in on a bus stopping outside the station).
Not as such, but depending on what station B is, if you use a standalone reader (as opposed to a ticket gate) you may encounter a “continuation exit” which will prevent you from touching back in at standalone readers for 15 minutes. Stratford and Ealing Broadway are (I think) the only TfL Rail-served stations with this possibility.
I’m struggling to understand why anyone would want to do this though.
I think Jonathan is referring to using a bus to end the rail journey, which is correct.The bit about buses is definitely wrong. You can touch-out at a station and board a London bus touching-in using contactless or Oyster immediately.
The bit about buses is definitely wrong. You can touch-out at a station and board a London bus touching-in using contactless or Oyster immediately
I think Jonathan is referring to using a bus to end the rail journey, which is correct.
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I was referring to a touch on a bus breaking an OSI or touch out / touch / continuation exit in at the same station.
More likely on that day there was an emergency OSI. I've finished and started a new journey there within 5 minutes before.I touched out at Stratford once, then touched back in within 30 minutes after going to pick something up from a shop. I got charged two maximum fares, as apparently Stratford is set up so if you start a new journey within a short space of time the system doesn't charge correctly.
Yes, after emailed them they couldn't explain it, even though they could see I had tapped in and out everywhere correctlyMore likely on that day there was an emergency OSI. I've finished and started a new journey there within 5 minutes before.