A friend and I were travelling around London on a Saturday a few weeks back, to see the steam on the Met. We'd bought Off-peak travelcards. A member of London Overground barrier staff (I can't remember which station it was now) tried to tell us that they are not valid before 0930, even on a Saturday (the barriers would not let us through)! Since it was almost 0930 at the time he let us through anyway, but we both have a suspicion that he was talking rubbish. Was he?
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London Overground saturday peak?
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The person was telling porkies. Three of us travelled from Stanmore on Off-Peak travelcards on Saturday 25 May. I went for a venture round London whilst the Mem and her Mother used the card to get to the Chelsea Flower show. We purchased and departed Stanmore before 09:30.
http://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/help-centre/travelcard-help.html
http://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/help-centre/travelcard-help.html
It was odd in general, that day - what with the number of national rail stations the barriers of which refused to let us pass (probably about half of them, compared to zero LU stations), I was starting to wonder by the end of the day if we HAD done something wrong 
- we both had national rail-issued travelcards (orange stock).
On the other hand, it's an offpeak (some ticket barriers might not know the time?) travelcard (perhaps they need to check where we're going?) with railcard (do they need to check that we have railcards?), so it's not surprised we did get stopped many, many times.
- we both had national rail-issued travelcards (orange stock).On the other hand, it's an offpeak (some ticket barriers might not know the time?) travelcard (perhaps they need to check where we're going?) with railcard (do they need to check that we have railcards?), so it's not surprised we did get stopped many, many times.
I'm surprised the gates aren't programmed to recognise Sat/Sun/Bank Hol off-peak travelcards before 0930.
It'd be an interesting test to see if the gatelines at a LO station would recognise the following on a weekend or bank holiday before 0930.
1. One Day Travelcard on LU or DLR stock.
2. One Day Travelcard printed on standard NR stock.
3. One Day Travelcard printed on LO type NR stock. (Green roundel in the middle of the ticket). These are also issued at LU stations on the Bakerloo north of Queens Park and Gunnersbury and Kew Gardens on the District. (Silverlink legacy).
It'd be an interesting test to see if the gatelines at a LO station would recognise the following on a weekend or bank holiday before 0930.
1. One Day Travelcard on LU or DLR stock.
2. One Day Travelcard printed on standard NR stock.
3. One Day Travelcard printed on LO type NR stock. (Green roundel in the middle of the ticket). These are also issued at LU stations on the Bakerloo north of Queens Park and Gunnersbury and Kew Gardens on the District. (Silverlink legacy).
That may well be the setting which triggered the gates not to work. Child tickets are also notorious for being stopped at large stations, which always annoyed my kids as they like to operate the gates themselves.
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Good to see the staff are trained so well!
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