On Saturday I went out with one of my kids to try and check out the maximum journey time bug on Whitechapel to Balham NR. While trying to avoid both cards getting two incomplete journeys I actually managed to replicate the touch out followed by touch in at an OSI gateline continues the journey problem. Oh dear!
Month: December 2012
Pink Route Validator Change
On Sunday I travelled round the new overground orbital route starting with the newest link from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction. I also tried out exceeding the normal one zone journey time but not the extended time allowed near Central London. Somewhat disappointingly this worked, meaning that the issues some people have had with Whitechapel … Read more
Site updates
Over the next few weeks many of the pages on the site will receive significant updates to reflect the changes to the system, especially the difference between the daily caps and paper travelcards. In many cases the existing page will be archived so that both versions are available.
Auto top up balance increasing
I’ve just had an email from TfL informing me that the trigger for auto top-up is increasing to £10 from January 2013. This is not entirely surprising given that there will be more fares above the £8 level with the expansion of PAYG to Shenfield and Broxbourne.