Maximum journey time restrictions ! When did this happen ?!

I can see how travelcards are much easier, cheaper, convenient.

Traveling from Slough I have always got a railcard and combined with network card, I get a third off. So Off-peak (after 930am weekdays and all weekend is cheap). £13.

The recent announcement that TFL are dropping (daily) travel cards is going to be much more costly and inconvenient. Any chance of a reprieve (probably not)

If you follow the PDF linked to the URL below, pricing for Slough is £27.60 Peak and £17.20 Peak. Am I correct in that I can’t use my network rail card on this ? Also is this only for the Elizabeth Line (owned by TFL) trains into Paddington or can I use GWR trains too

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/national-rail-fares-beyond-zone-9