The Mayor has today confirmed that a 12-Friday trial of off-peak PAYG fares and caps will begin next Friday, 8th March, and run until Friday 31st May (note 29th March was already off-peak being Good Friday). All PAYG fares will be off-peak all-day, including National Rail contactless fares out to Reading, Luton Airport Parkway and … Read more
Many of you will have seen the news that TfL are to allocate separate names to each of the different lines operated by London Overground. This is good news. No longer will a problem between Romford and Upminster give the potential impression that it will be difficult to travel from Richmond to Willesden Junction. The … Read more
With thanks to my spy who regularly uses Abbey Wood, I can confirm that 5 of the 6 new validators are now working on platforms 3 and 4 at Abbey Wood. These are the 4 validators next to the middle footbridge (2 by the escalators and 2 by the stairs) and the one near the … Read more
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
I’ve just been through Abbey Wood and noticed that there are 6 new validators on platforms 3 and 4. They’re all covered with a dark blue canvas cover at present, but presumably they will be activated soon. Staff on the platform say that it’s due to happen by the end of the summer, so I … 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