Major c2c Fares Issue

C2c have admitted that a data error is causing customers using contactless PAYG to travel from any station east of Upminster or Grays (ie anywhere that doesn’t accept Oyster) to either Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street to be overcharged by up to £3.00. The issue is actually bigger than that, but first, here is what … Read more

Fare Finder Upgrade

After waiting over 3 months for updated zonal data, TfL have finally supplied the latest file. Sadly there is no movement on providing the correct data for journeys involving the Project Oval contactless extensions, but I have now corrected the display such that these journeys will be described as covering zones 0-16. The bigger news … Read more

Misbehaving validator(s) at Highbury & Islington

So, forum user Michael Tsang reported an issue with a journey from Willesden Green to Highbury & Islington.  The route he took was Jubilee line to West Hampstead, Mildmay line to Highbury & Islington and touched out on the Victoria line northbound platform before taking a Great Northern train which he already had a ticket … Read more

Updated Journey Time Allowances

A year ago today I was first able to publish the time allowed for any PAYG journey using Oyster or contactless.  Annoyingly when I sought updated information following the extensions as part of Project Oval (Shoeburyness, Sevenoaks, Shepperton, Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside, Bletchley and St Albans Abbey) earlier this year I was met … Read more

Silvertown Tunnel Free Transport

As almost everyone must now know, the Silvertown Tunnel opened on Monday. I’m not going to comment on the charges for road users for both it and the adjacent Blackwall Tunnel, but I do want to clarify the options for free travel using Oyster or contactless PAYG. Buses: Routes 108, 129 and SL4 run through … Read more

Kentish Town Internal NR-LU Link Update

Three months on from the re-opening of Kentish Town Underground station, the walkway within the paid area between the Underground and National Rail platforms is still not available. The latest estimates suggest early May for completion. Until then you have to exit through the gates from the Underground station, walk down the street a few … Read more