Re: FCC (GN) Z6 Boundary Extension Ticketing

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:03:09 +0100, "Clive D. W. Feather"
<clive@on-the-train.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <66helmF2jqjclU1@mid.individual.net>, Barry Salter 
><salterg@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>>> *Is* it necessary to stop at the boundary station when making such a 
>>>journey?
>>Only if the "other" ticket is *NOT* a Season ticket, as per Condition 
>>19 of the NCoC.
>
>Note, by the way, that a "Boundary Zone" ticket is *not* a separate 
>ticket for the purposes of NCoC 19. Rather, it's a receipt for the 
>additional fare to extend your journey, so that your Travelcard 
>*becomes* the ticket valid for the journey to the named station.
>
>[This was hammered into me the other day when Kentish Town actually 
>issued me a "zonal extension", on LU stock, when I asked for a BZ6 to 
>Luton ticket. The gates at Luton were happy with it, though.]

Very interesting. Last week I had to travel from an FCC station
somewhere north of London* to Redhill, and then around London. I was
going to buy a one day "north of London" to R1256 travelcard and an
East Croydon to Redhill day return (as I know all the Redhill trains
stop at East Croydon). But the ticket office at the FCC station told
me I was better getting a Boundary 6 to Redhill.

I did ponder whether it was a valid combination for NCOC 19, but if
you are saying that it is not a combination, but should be considered
one ticket, that makes sense.

*location removed as I wouldn't want the FCC station to get into
trouble for suggesting cheaper tickets.