Tag archive for ‘Oyster’
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Oyster £3 deposit extended to season tickets
Transport users in London who purchase Oyster season tickets from 17th May will face a £3 deposit as Transport for London seeks to reduce the environmental and administrative cost[...]
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London LibDems call for one hour bus ticket
Liberal Democrat politicians in London are calling on Mayor of London Boris Johnson to introduce a new one hour bus ticket that would allow passengers to change buses without payin[...]
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Stansted Express signs up to Visitor Oyster Card scheme
Stansted Express has become the latest outlet for Visitor Oyster Cards. Under a deal announced today, visitors to the capital will able to buy a card pre-loaded with £10 when they[...]
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TfL announce new Oyster contract
Management of the capital’s Oyster card system is to pass to a new contractor with Transport for London taking ownership of the Oyster brand in a deal which TfL says will deliver[...]
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Boris announces above inflation fare increase
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of fare increases which will see a single Oyster Pay as You Go bus trip increase to 90p plus higher costs for bus passes and season tickets. Over[...]
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Raiding the 12 and short thoughts
Catching a number 12 bus from the Elephant and Castle yesterday I witnessed what can only be described as a series of raids by ticket inspectors, accompanied by florescent clad PSC[...]
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Mayor Cancels Oyster Contract
Boris Johnson has terminated Transport for London's £100m a year contract with TranSys, the company which operates the capital's Oyster card.
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Crossrail Bill Clears Parliament
Plans for the Crossrail project took a major step forward this week when the when the enabling legislation completed its Parliamentary process and received Royal Assent on Tuesday [...]
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Mayor Vows To Support Post Office Campaigners
The Greater London Authority's application for a judicial review of post office closures in the capital has been rejected by the High Court prompting Mayor Boris Johnson to call on[...]
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Labour On Attack After Johnson Doubles Fares For Poorest Londoners
Labour has accused Mayor of London Boris Johnson of 'punishing the least well-off and most vulnerable Londoners' after he announced the scrapping of half price fares for income sup[...]
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Mayor Appoints Transport Policy Director
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed former Oystercard delivery manager and King's Cross redevelopment negotiator Kulveer Ranger as his new Director for Transport Policy.
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First Great Western To Accept Oyster Pay As You Go
First Great Western passengers will be able to use their Oyster pay as you go cards on all London stations served by the company from September 2008.
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Things I’d Like From London’s New Mayor
Speaking at City Hall earlier today Boris Johnson promised to listen to ideas no matter where they came from so for anyone I've not already bored into a coma with them here are the[...]
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Hockney Vows End to War on Motorists
One London party leader Damian Hockney has warned London's drivers that his party is the only mainstream party committed to defending the rights of London drivers and to end the wa[...]
