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Railcard Fare Differences

11/12/202411/12/2024

The Rail Delivery Group made a change to the way discounted fares are calculated earlier this year. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw8j4d1v2do for more details. As a result of this some railcard single…

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Normality Beckons

05/12/2024

After what seems like a lifetime, but in reality is just over 3 months, all public facing systems are now back online after the cyber security incident. There are likely…

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Paper cheaper than Oyster on some NR journeys

23/08/2024

Thanks to forum user Feathers we’ve spotted that another rounding amonaly has crept in for late adopting National Rail services in zones 2-6. These are Southeastern, Southern, Southwestern Railway, and…

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Epsom Fare Anomalies

18/08/2024

Following a tip off from a forum user I’ve discovered a number of anomalies where the fare from Epsom to stations in zones 4-6 is cheaper that the fare from…

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Latest Forum Topics

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- Overcharged?
  Started by: Adam in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 7 hours, 34 minutes ago
  Mike (admin)
- Zone 11-Zone 1 travel
  Started by: Anonymous in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 day, 6 hours ago
  Adam
- Gold Card Discount in the Evening
  Started by: aj4657 in: Using Oyster
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- 6 days, 10 hours ago
  Mike (admin)
- Automatically removal of expired cards?
  Started by: YearOfTheBusOyster in: Using Contactless
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- 6 days, 10 hours ago
  Mike (admin)
- Interaction between hopper and Z1-2 cap
  Started by: kijeta in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 week, 1 day ago
  Mike (admin)
- Overcharged on W+C Line
  Started by: michaelg in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 week, 4 days ago
  Feathers
- Zone 1 peak fare charge in the evening peak
  Started by: Duncan in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 week, 4 days ago
  Chris Hein
- Gatwick Express to Zone 1
  Started by: Reg Eff in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 weeks, 4 days ago
  Reg Eff
- Travelling Via Zone 1 with Zone 2-3 Travelcard
  Started by: Ambersaiya in: Using Oyster
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- 3 weeks ago
  Mike
- Abbey Wood to Hatton Cross fare
  Started by: Chris Hein in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 weeks, 6 days ago
  Alan White
- Off-Peak Travelling
  Started by: James de Planta in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 month ago
  Mike
- Daily commuters overspending with contactless / PAYGO?
  Started by: YearOfTheBusOyster in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 1 month, 3 weeks ago
  YearOfTheBusOyster
- Split Ticketing TfL-LU C2C
  Started by: YearOfTheBusOyster in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months ago
  Mike
- Oyster time out after 83 minutes
  Started by: Michael Tsang in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months ago
  Michael Tsang
- Disruption & “tickets accepted” on Oyster
  Started by: Saj Shah in: Using Oyster
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- 2 months, 1 week ago
  Feathers
- Cannot register Oyster card to Tfl Oyster phone app
  Started by: Peter Edelsten in: Using Oyster
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- 2 months, 1 week ago
  Peter Edelsten
- 18+ Student Oyster Card weekly capping
  Started by: Teepagon Tong in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike
- Elizabeth Line paper ticket fare logic
  Started by: Peter in: Fare and Capping Queries
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  redreni
- How to use Oyster with Senior Rail card
  Started by: Chantal Whyte in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike
- Charged a Zone 1-3 when 1-2 should apply?
  Started by: Selbstlader in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 2 months, 4 weeks ago
  Selbstlader
- Fare anomaly at Surrey Quays
  Started by: Horace Chan in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 months ago
  Horace Chan
- Project Oval PAYG expansion
  Started by: Si Hollett in: General Transport Discussion
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- 3 months, 1 week ago
  Si Hollett
- SWR Anytime Return cheaper than Oyster
  Started by: Feathers in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
  Feathers
- Camden Town to Highbury & Islington
  Started by: Adam in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike
- 60+ Oyster Non Tap In Charge
  Started by: Malcolm Brady in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 3 months, 3 weeks ago
  Malcolm Brady

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Latest Comments

D D 28/11/2024 at 20:00 on OSI ListHi, I can confirm that as of the 27th November there is still no OSI between Moorgate(LU I think) and
Andyboy 11/11/2024 at 23:23 on Spam posts on the forumIt's happening again with this mentoca bot/guy
YearOfTheBusOyster 05/11/2024 at 12:06 on Limehouse Gate ConfusionThe Journey Planner, depending on train times suggests changing at Limehouse for that very route. A novice might take the
Mike 04/11/2024 at 15:18 on About OysterThere are subtle differences between a capped Oyster and a travelcard, even one stored on an Oyster card. You can
YearOfTheBusOyster 04/11/2024 at 10:39 on Limehouse Gate ConfusionI think my post about a fare issue at Limehouse got removed by Akismet, but in short the single fare
YearOfTheBusOyster 03/11/2024 at 12:44 on About OysterWhat I don't understand about being able to share a blue adult oyster card is travel cards cannot be shared,
Mike (admin) 19/10/2024 at 19:58 on Kennington Re-zonedUsually journeys are charged by the cheapest route if more than one exists and you can't differentiate between them.
YearOfTheBusOyster 16/10/2024 at 12:58 on Kennington Re-zonedPrior to this change, how would a journey from Borough to Leicester Square have been charged? As far as I
YearOfTheBusOyster 16/10/2024 at 07:33 on New Auto Topup OptionI do not really understand why anyone would use a higher-top up option, other than to possibly have a longer
Si Hollett 04/10/2024 at 14:52 on OSI ListThe recently released redacted version of TRU154 (top of page 3) mentions the addition of an OSI between Liverpool Street
Mo Fez 01/09/2024 at 11:03 on Peak, Off-peak and CapsHi Mike, Thanks for your swift response! Appreciate it. Take care :) Regards, Fez
Feathers 01/09/2024 at 09:19 on Spam posts on the forumAnd there’s more, both full on posts an signature in nature.
Mo Fez 31/08/2024 at 21:10 on Peak, Off-peak and CapsHi Mike or anyone else who can guide me, A quick question, I’m commuting from West Drayton to monument Mondays
Feathers 28/08/2024 at 15:29 on Spam posts on the forumThere’s some evidence that this is happening again - top two threads in the current forum list don’t have sensible
Barry Salter 30/07/2024 at 21:20 on Contactless Expansion to High WycombeBy way of an update on this: I've been told that Greenford Underground Station (as opposed to Greenford Rail Station)
Daniel Slováček 12/07/2024 at 07:19 on Journey History and QueriesI see, thanks!
Daniel Slováček 08/07/2024 at 08:14 on Journey History and QueriesHello, what if I travel before 4:30 and then throughout the day as well? Is the system smart enough or
Barry Salter 02/07/2024 at 09:11 on Contactless Expansion to High WycombeDoing some checking, it seems that Greenford Underground Station has gone missing from the Single Fares Finder data, with only
Si Hollett 01/07/2024 at 23:15 on Contactless Expansion to High WycombeI've found an anomaly - High Wycombe to Greenford is only priced via Z1, whereas the next stations further from
Zhi Guo Tan 30/06/2024 at 07:11 on Capping ExamplesThank you for your advice on off-peak day return as well, it would useful for my next London day trip.