Including South East Rail PAYG
I’ve recently come across a video on Youtube by creator Nick Badley where he attempted to visit every station in zones 7-9 on the rail and tube map, plus a couple of other weird ones. The weird ones are, of course, Cuffley and Epsom, and Nick correctly explains that the reason they’re not shown officially … Read more
*** Note: This article only refers to fares from certain stations beyond zones 1-9. Oyster is NOT affected *** Thanks to a visitor to the Rail Forums website, a quite serious problem with fares to and from Walthamstow Central has been uncovered. Until last year the fares from anywhere accepting PAYG to Walthamstow Central were … Read more
TfL have just announced that the price of Oyster photocards is rising from this Tuesday, July 22nd. This is the first increase in price for ten years, and in most cases it’s just £1. Zip card for 5-10 year olds: was £10, will now be £11. Zip card for 11-15 year olds: was £15, will … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ten days ago, forum user ‘colcestrian’ enquired why he was being charged 20p more than the fare finder suggested when travelling between Stratford and Canary Wharf via Whitechapel on the Elizabeth line. I reported the issue to TfL and then went to try it out with my railcard discounted Oyster card. I was charged the … Read more