Mike (admin) The contactless PAYG system will shortly (early December?) be expanding to cover over 50 new National Rail stations. In preparation for this expansion I have been working behind the scenes on aspects of this website to better cater for people who are new to the concept of PAYG in the South East. I’m delighted to … Read more
Update 17/10: Coninuation exit was apparently removed from the Kentish Town validators on 8th October. As reported yesterday on the forum, there is a problem if you try to change trains between Kentish Town and Kentish Town West. Because the Underground station is closed, Kentish Town currently has no gates. Unfortunately the validators have the … Read more
The iconic Oyster card started being used on London Buses and the Underground on 30th June 2003. To start with you could only pay as you go, but daily capping was introduced 20 months later on 27th February 2005. London Overground was launched on 11th November 2007 which bought Oyster to the first rail services. … Read more
We last looked at OSI usage in 2019, before Covid. Thus four years later I’ve asked TfL for updated data showing how many journeys made use of each OSI in the system. The data provided was recorded over a four week period in February/March 2023. Most OSIs are showing a drop in usage compared to … Read more
The government have decreed that no details of new fares should be available on any public facing website until the morning of March 5th. In my view this is a ridiculous situation. Fortunately the fares charged by TfL have to be directed by the Mayor, and his decision has to be published on the GLA … Read more
Today sees the start of through running from the wider National Rail network into the EL core section. In the vast majority of cases this means that you will no longer need to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street. Services from Reading and Heathrow Airport will run through to Abbey Wood, while services from Shenfield … Read more
Beyond zones 1-9 the daily and weekly caps for contactless PAYG are usually set at the same rates as the outboundary travelcards (Anytime, Off-peak and Weekly) to zones 1-6. This is because using contactless is marketed as a convenience rather than value for money. Note that there are exceptions where Oyster is also available because … Read more
Not much usually changes in either the May or September fare revisions, at least as far as Oyster and contactless is concerned. This year has been very different. Some of the changes have been mentioned in earlier posts, but I’ll repeat them here along with other details which weren’t publicised in advance. Oyster card fee … Read more
In a bit of a sneaky underhand move, GTR have silently increased the price of using the Gatwick Express and doubling back to Horley, Salfords, Earlswood or Redhill. This will now cost the same as the full Gatwick Express single, £20.60.
Two significant changes are being made to PAYG fares and Oyster card fees from tomorrow, September 4th 2022. Fares to any Heathrow station, either Underground or Elizabeth line, will become peak all day if the journey starts in or travels through zone 1. There will be no change if the journey avoids zone 1; and … Read more