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Title: London rail fares for under 11s Post by: grahame on November 13, 2015, 23:20:08 London area / TfL / overground and tube - under 11s travel free when with an adult. I'll admit this fact had skipped by me previously, so it may have skipped by others. Interesting map showing were it applies.
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/pay-as-you-go-tarrifs-national-rail.pdf (http://www.wellho.net/pix/freeunder11.jpg) Boris Johnson has announced a plan to remove the north/south divide and make it free all round http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2015/11/free-rail-under-11s-there-are-other-ways-make-london-transport-fairer Quote Free rail for the under-11s? There are other ways to make London transport fairer Why the obsession with giving children free stuff? BY BARBARA SPEED Boris Johnson has announced a new deal with London rail operators which would let under-11s travel for free when they're with a paying adult. In lots of ways, the move makes sense. Under-11s already get free transport across London's Tube and bus networks, plus selected train lines. In fact, the exception of some rail services was creating a north/south inequality: there are more Underground services north of the river, and more rail lines to the south. This effectively meant that families south of the river were shouldering a greater financial burden while travelling similar distances. Title: Re: London rail fares for under 11s Post by: ChrisB on November 14, 2015, 08:05:12 Only just introduced on Rail? So you haven't missed it.
Title: Re: London rail fares for under 11s Post by: grahame on November 14, 2015, 08:15:50 Only just introduced on Rail? So you haven't missed it. I don't know how long it's been in place already on "selected rail lines" .. I may have just missed it, or I may have missed it for years. Anyway ... know now and so do others. Applies from Greenford, West Drayton and West Ruislip into Paddington by the looks of things. Title: Re: London rail fares for under 11s Post by: ChrisB on November 14, 2015, 08:19:32 I thought it was in place on TfL Rail, but only now on other lines. I think
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