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    Purchasing Oyster card at Heathrow 2 & 3 Rail (rather than Underground) station

    If the cards are from the State, got to be a little cautious here, as some of the LU barrier rejected cards at touristic stations are those from the states for being blocked by the banks in the second+ time of the usage, or needing to do pin+chip transactions elsewhere to unblock. So if using...
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    Thameslink on the Tube Map

    COVID was not the major reason making TL to put on map, but a factor that caused it to be put earlier. As mentioned later in the paragraph, it was for the Northern Line Bank branch closure capacity relief, so that there will be no need to provide shuttle bus to connect Kings Cross to London...
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    Purchasing Oyster card at Heathrow 2 & 3 Rail (rather than Underground) station

    The ticket office of Hex would not sell oystercard. As I have remembered, there are new style TfL ticket machines (blue coloured) in the concourse of Heathrow Central Rail Station, but not certain about whether they do sell oystercard as like in other LU stations. Note: the "deposit" of...
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    Cambridge - Aylesbury Vale Parkway validity

    That's good. I had couple of cases years ago for doing over circuitous journey by oystercard and would require backend calculation overnight to return the fare. PlusPoint on contactless is that they need to do the fare calculation overnight so im principle should be accurate. (Note: if...
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    Cambridge - Aylesbury Vale Parkway validity

    The charge is a zone 1-5 journey, on the system's assumption that you go via Harrow On the Hill which is the lowest zone that connects to LU within barrier. But it's uncertain about whether it's on a London Underground fare scale of £3.50 or mixed NR-LU scale of £5.60. Meanwhile, oystercard...
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    Cambridge - Aylesbury Vale Parkway validity

    The logic of zones crossed is based on the routing. Reason why the route fare is not published is based on the fact that it's being too circuitous and not to put in public domain.
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    Cambridge - Aylesbury Vale Parkway validity

    Actually, in payg system, from Marylebone NR to Liverpool Street LU is actually a zone 1-5-1 journey, as there are no inside pay area zone 1 journey. So it's actually a 11 zone journey and having maximum journey time of 2 hour 50 minutes 1710185728 As mentioned, you actually have 2 hour 50...
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    Moorgate as a London Terminal when travelling on Thameslink Northern Route (Bedford/Luton)

    Barbican LU and Farringdon station are two different stations in fares and also management. Barbican LU is now treated as a LU only station and have no regular staff sharing with Farringdon station. It means that Barbican LU station staff don’t have NR ticket training. The reason of having...
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    Northern Claim I should get refund not delay repay - start short journey by own transport means

    It was a tree fall after the storm. They said prior to my appeal that if I took a Northern arranged alternative transport, delay repay is due. But if take alternative transport to the mainline station to continue the journey, I should refund it despite I have taken the service.
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    Northern Claim I should get refund not delay repay - start short journey by own transport means

    Northern still consistently rejecting my claim despite I have said that I got an alternative transport to a Avanti mainline station to continue the remaining 95% of the mileage. What do you think I should think? Avanti didn't clip my ticket as no ticket checks and no barriers were passed at...
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    London Thameslink - Bedford via Euston

    I am going for some outdoor activities, thus needing the "open jaw" journey on both lines. Though I would be really worried to deal with the Euston dragons on a "London Thameslink" ticket. But thanks for the additional advice also.
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    London Thameslink - Bedford via Euston

    I know that a post 3 years was asking about the validity of the ticket to use via Euston. May I know if it is still valid, especially when wanting to do a London Bridge - St Pancras - (walk) - Euston - Bletchley - Bedford journey over this weekend?
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    Barrier staff at Leeds station

    1. Accessing facilities within the station building is not a break of journey even on one Advance ticket. BUT, with Northern's staff's hard attitude towards "fare evasion" or "dodgy behaviour", you would unlikely have a chance to pass through. 2. Northern is the main operator to provide staff...
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    Northern Claim I should get refund not delay repay - start short journey by own transport means

    In January, I tried to travel on a Northern Branch Line and connect to West Coast service, using the open rerurn portion. But the branch line was closed whole day. So I got to find my own transport (long detour buses) to the mainline station to continue. Northern unsurprisingly rejected my DR...
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    Staff travel London overground

    RDG only get the map version up till Aug 2021, but that's before the opening of the Elizabeth Line. Are the any updates regarding to those areas?
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    Travelcard Questions?

    Oh yeah thanks. The national rail element of travelcard/ capital card started back in 1989:E
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    Travelcard Questions?

    As I would have said, that pink LU ticket would be a single travelcard that covers the whole zone 1 to 9. NR ticket is getting the issue of AAA 7-9 as due to their limitations of unable to recognise zone 7-9 as that wasn’t in the most original ticketing agreement between TfL and DfT. it got to...
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    Travelcard Questions?

    I beg to differ as despite technically the ticket maybe a zone 1-6 ticket with extra validity to zone 9. But, with buying a travelcard from TfL new style POMs (ticket machine) at LO/Elizabeth stations, they would generate a Amersham or Brentwood to London zone 1-6 travelcard, which TfL would say...
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    Travelcard Questions?

    Actually I am thinking of whether it is legally permissible to get a Brentwood - London zone 1-6 travelcard (aaa 7-9), effectively a zone 1-9 dat travelcard, and a wickford to Brentwood day return ticket? All sections are covered which could enable a through service? As the difference between to...
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    London Euston to Wembley Stadium

    Did you check the itinerary sent to you? It's could be a London Overground to Wembley Central and then walk.

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