Mike (admin) A new station has opened today on the Thameslink line to Bedford. Brent Cross West is in zone 3, between Cricklewood and Hendon. All trains that already call at both Cricklewood and Hendon will also call at Brent Cross West. Fares will be the same as from Cricklewood as they are both in zone 3. … Read more
The Rail Delivery Group has today announced that following in depth negotiation with TfL and the Department for Transport the day travelcard will not now be discontinued in January. The agreement gives TfL a more reasonable share of the revenue generated by the travelcard and enables it to fulfill it’s funding agreement with the DfT. … Read more
Some changes have recently been made to settings at a few stations. Kentish Town: from 8th October the continuation exit setting has been removed while the Underground station is closed. This means that the OSI with Kentish Town West now works again without leaving passengers with an incomplete journey. Euston LU, Euston Square and Blackfriars … Read more
I’ve tried to write this post several times over the last 3 months, but each time the complexity of the implications floors me. However, my friend Geoff Marshall has just posted a video which makes a good job of explaining how things could change. His co-presenter, Roger, has also written a blog post which goes … Read more
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