scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
National rail ticket to East Croydon then contactless on off-peak contactless TFL fares from there.I don't know.
Why would I get off at East Croydon
Question about PAYG on overland trains…
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Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
if the ticket says 'Blackfriars' then you may be in bother. (assuming that there's any gateline staff still on duty by the time you get there)
if the ticket says 'London Terminals' then Victoria is fine.
Why would I get off at East Croydon
There may just be circumstances when it works out cheaper to use oyster or contactless to somewhere just inside the London zones, then a paper ticket from there to the place out in the wilds. (and obviously more so for anyone who already has a travelcard or freedom pass)
but as a general principle
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
if the ticket says 'Blackfriars' then you may be in bother. (assuming that there's any gateline staff still on duty by the time you get there)
if the ticket says 'London Terminals' then Victoria is fine.
There may just be circumstances when it works out cheaper to use oyster or contactless to somewhere just inside the London zones, then a paper ticket from there to the place out in the wilds. (and obviously more so for anyone who already has a travelcard or freedom pass)
but as a general principle
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if the ticket says 'Blackfriars' then you may be in bother. (assuming that there's any gateline staff still on duty by the time you get there)
if the ticket says 'London Terminals' then Victoria is fine.
There may just be circumstances when it works out cheaper to use oyster or contactless to somewhere just inside the London zones, then a paper ticket from there to the place out in the wilds. (and obviously more so for anyone who already has a travelcard or freedom pass)
but as a general principle
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Is it just me, or does Mufasa in that pic look like a massive dong?
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Yes I think that’s it.
The website where I read that trick, someone also travelled from east London to Heathrow using overground to avoid zone 1 and got there for like £3 or something
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What has happened to me?I swear I used to be cool- actually, no never mind.
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What has happened to me?
I remember once at a party a friend and I realised we were talking about white goods.
The horror!
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if the ticket says 'Blackfriars' then you may be in bother. (assuming that there's any gateline staff still on duty by the time you get there)
if the ticket says 'London Terminals' then Victoria is fine.
There may just be circumstances when it works out cheaper to use oyster or contactless to somewhere just inside the London zones, then a paper ticket from there to the place out in the wilds. (and obviously more so for anyone who already has a travelcard or freedom pass)
but as a general principle
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I'll report back.
But if I get on/off at E. Croydon I still have to travel between E. Croydon and home. Which is a total fucking arse ache.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
umm - i don't think you look like a massive dong
(or isn't that quite what you meant?)
but then you're getting in to the realms of pink oyster card readers, and the risk of getting in to a dollis hill loop
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Last Victoria Line departures from Victoria are 0034 to Brixton, 0035 to Walthamstow
What I can find suggests that the strike is for duties booking on Thursday, so the last Wednesday trains (even though they are after midnight) should be running.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i'm starting to wonder if the silence means story has -
successfully arrived at victoria and gone down the underground
arrived at victoria and is arguing about maltese crosses with a revenue protection officer
has been further delayed by disruption to the space-time continuum in the battersea park area
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i'm starting to wonder if the silence means story has -
successfully arrived at victoria and gone down the underground
arrived at victoria and is arguing about maltese crosses with a revenue protection officer
has been further delayed by disruption to the space-time continuum in the battersea park area
Bless you x
I was Underground. Didn't risk pausing between getting off the train and getting onto the Tube. Now on the last leg of the journey, bus up the Hill.
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Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
will Cat be waiting for you at the bus stop?
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I hope not! He shouldn't come out so far. But I expect he'll be eager for a stroll.when I get to the door.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Yeah, but you still have decide what ticket you want (Thameslink, Southern, etc). My usual journey is St Pancras to Brighton then back to Clapham or Victoria. It'd be good to be able to tap in and out and it just works (like Oyster) but that might be asking a bit much
Leafster
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Getting off a massively overcrowded train arriving at platform 2(?) at Clapham Junction and then having to navigate through the thronging masses to arrive at the pink card reader before the stairs without offending people is an art I've just about perfected.
Leafster
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My Key Smartcard seems to cover services operated by Great Northern, Gatwick Express, Southern and ThamesLink so I think I should be able to tap in and out on any journey which is offered by them. However, I've not checked the feasibility of this as I've only used it on a Southern Service which starts outside Zone 6 and then gotten off inside Zone 6 so far.Yeah, but you still have decide what ticket you want (Thameslink, Southern, etc). My usual journey is St Pancras to Brighton then back to Clapham or Victoria. It'd be good to be able to tap in and out and it just works (like Oyster) but that might be asking a bit much
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Today I discovered something.
A weekday off peak single from Brighton to East Croydon is almost £20 (18.90 I think). When I got to the ticket machine I saw there was a button saying I could buy a weekday single to Gatwick for £10.50. I knew the Oyster fare from Gatwick to East Croydon was only £3. Turns out the oyster has now gone up to £3.70 but I still saved myself about a fiver. WTF?
Oyster does calculations based on day / weekly travel card type stuff and cuts off fares to give you the better deal automatically.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
How exactly would that help me on a single journey from Gatwick to East Croydon?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
No idea. Unless it owed you previously, I dunno.
