Historically the fares to London Terminals from Sevenoaks, Bat & Ball and Otford have been identical. However, from January 2019 an error has occurred when calculating and applying the season ticket fare increase. Currently, the fares to London Terminals are: … Continue reading
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January being the month in which fares are increased an elderly friend of mine who used to work on the railway as a booking clerk thought people might be interested in the following fares from Sevenoaks in 1962: –
| Single | Return | |
| London Bridge | 2nd: 5/3d (26p) 1st: 7/11d (39½p) |
2nd: 7/8d (38½p) 1st: 11/6d (57½p) |
| Charing Cross | 2nd: 7/8d (38½p) 1st: 11/6d (57½p) |
2nd: 8/6d (42½p) 1st: 12/9d (63½p) |
Incidentally the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, was born on 1 April 1962. So the fare from Sevenoaks to London Bridge has risen by 4,861% since he was born!
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This sounds a simple question.
It turns out that the answer is much more complicated.
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I have recently been buying some Advance Purchase tickets for travel in February. Interestingly, travel from Bat & Ball via Sevenoaks to my required destinations has not been offered, although it has been available via Blackfriars.
I am experiencing frequent incidents of railway tickets that I have purchased not opening ticket barriers at Southeastern and Thameslink London stations: London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Blackfriars and St Pancras International are the main offenders. Is anybody else … Continue reading
Saturday 6 October was “Southeastern Super Saturday” – an offer to travel anywhere on Southeastern as much as you want for £20.00.
I decided to take full advantage!
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