Difference between "London Zones 1-6" and "Zone U1256 Londn"?

[All Line Rover]

Could someone please explain to me the difference between tickets with the destination "London Zones 1-6" and "Zone U1256 Londn"? I am led to believe that the former is a Travelcard and the latter is valid for one journey only, but I would like to double check.

Would anyone also be able to explain why the latter sometimes has an asterix between the "UXXX" and "Londn" - e.g. "Zone U12* Londn"?

Thank you.

 

[MikeWh]

Could someone please explain to me the difference between tickets with the destination "London Zones 1-6" and "Zone U1256 Londn"? I am led to believe that the former is a Travelcard and the latter is valid for one journey only, but I would like to double check.

Would anyone also be able to explain why the latter sometimes has an asterix between the "UXXX" and "Londn" - e.g. "Zone U12* Londn"?

Thank you.

You are correct, Uxx is a single or return journey on LU or DLR while Zones is a travelcard for the appropriate zones with a return to London from the origin. I'd guess that the * is to prevent someone adding another number, much the same as some stations have an * after them to prevent additions (like Loughborough becoming Loughborough Junction).

 

[Paul Kelly]

Not very easy to do with the thermal-printed ticket stock in common use these days though...

 

[All Line Rover]

Thanks. The confirmation is appreciated. The asterisk explanation also makes perfect sense.