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Author: paul.weaver.ibcpaul.weaver.ibc Date: Sep 18, 2008 03:02
On 17 Sep, 17:38, Mizter T gmail.com> wrote:> On 17 Sep, 15:35, Paul Weaver isorox.co.uk> wrote:
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>>> (snip)
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>> And a rail-only season ticket MKC->London won't be valid south of
>> Harrow, without buying a Willesden->Clapham ticket before joining the
>> train.
>
> But would one actually need a Harrow & Wealdstone to Clapham Junction
> ticket? This particular case does seem somewhat ambiguous - we know
> that it's legit to combine a season ticket with a normal single or
> return even when a train doesn't stop at a particular station, the
> question here is whether the MKC to East Croydon via WLL service even
> counts for these purposes as passing through Willesden Junction
Yes, its map LM, which has Willesden Junction as a point on the map --
the route goes MKC->Watford->Willesden->Clapham
> - the
> geographic is that it doesn't pass through any platforms at Willesden
> Junction and in fact uses the lines on the south side of the WCML
> which are the furthest away from WJ station.
The WCML fast lines don't pass through Queens park. The slow ones do.
There's no guarantee which you'll be on.
I've never had a problem before with a single on Southern from
Kensington Olympia to Willesden plus a season from LBZ to EUS
--
althoguh I've only been checked once.
The issues has been discussed before, I'm of the opinion that a London
Terminals ticket is valid via WLL to Vauxhall (Routing point of
Clapham Junction), but I doubt it's true.
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