Including South East Rail PAYG
I’ve decided to stop talking about journeys which have no issues as they are becoming more common. The bottom line is that contactless works, apart from one issue that I’ll come to later on. I’ll still be testing edge conditions, sometimes inadvertantly, and these I’ll document on here.
So, the big test this week was exceeding the maximum journey time.
Oh dear, I seem to have got behind updating this. The good news is that there aren’t any show-stopping problems so far. Comments are always welcome and will be fed back to TfL if relevant. It’s now getting more exciting as I’ve been asked to download an app and record details of my experiences as I travel. The app has loaded and I’ve set it up, so I’m ready to go. But first, the last few days …
If your bank or credit card account shows an unexpected £20 or £40 debit for TfL then it’s likely that you were involved in a systems issue in February. Around 750 Oyster cards were auto topped up on Wednesday 19th February but when TfL tried to collect the funds the next day there was a … Read more
Monday was the last day of the Easter holidays so I went to North Greenwich with one of my sons. I managed to test more features of the contactless operation, including inadvertantly missing a touch during one of the journeys. I remain very happy with how it’s progressing so far.
When I signed up for this in November last year I was resigned to being told that my travel wasn’t enough to make a worthwhile contribution. After all, around half my journeys are by bus which aren’t included in the rail trial and thus wouldn’t count towards daily capping. Then in December the whole thing was put on hold thanks to the last minute fares revision changes. So when I received an email last week inviting me to join the trial I was very excited. My participants card arrived yesterday.
Great news! TfL appear to have rolled out their new website this evening (the one that’s been in beta for ages). I still need to look around properly, but the best news is that they have finally removed the button for alternate fares. You now get all options straight away. They still don’t describe the … Read more
During the last week I’ve had a chance to test out the new OSI between Blackfriars and Southwark. This has been described as a temporary one while the work at London Bridge moves forward, although I think a case could be made for keeping it permanently. The walk took 7-10 minutes depending on how busy the traffic was on Blackfriars Bridge which is quite reasonable. There is unfortunately a flaw which means caution should be exercised when making journeys across zone 1.
It’s been a while since any updates have been posted here, but today there might be a few all at once. Firstly, Matt Dickinson has noticed that LU ticket machines (POMs) are being rolled out with an upgrade. When you touch your Oyster with a travelcard loaded on the pad it offers you a list … Read more
Several pages on this site have been updated this weekend to reflect changes introduced from today. Apart from the slightly delayed fares changes there are some amendments to the early starts of the off-peak cap from Chesham, Chalfont & Latimer and Hatch End. Also of note is that the fares and caps for young people … Read more
Thanks to an eagle-eyed visitor from Chesham I have been alerted to some changes to the early starts of the off-peak cap. These take effect from the fare change, effectively from Monday 20th January. Remember that this is the time that the off-peak cap starts being counted, NOT when off-peak fares are charged. And that is an important distinction in the light of one change. The details are: