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Newly elected Mayor of London BorisJohnson has said he plans to carry on the work of Ken Livingstone byextending the use of Oyster cards to all mainline London trains.
First Great Western has come on board with the idea, in a dealJohnson announced today, when he also pledged talks with all therelevant train companies later this year.
“This is excellent news for thousands of passengers and takes us astep closer to making Oyster the only ticket you'll need to travel inLondon,” Johnson said.
“I have committed to holding a meeting with the train companies and this will happen before the summer.”
Train delays Livingstone persuaded overground train companies in north and westLondon to accept Oyster cards late last year, and was working to obtainubiquity across the transport network.
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“TfL is investing £40million in new Oyster equipment and we will beworking with the train companies to agree deals and open up Oyster forall Londoners,”
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“Completing the roll-out, improvements to services, station securityand passenger safety will all be on the agenda as we work together toimprove rail services.”
By implementing a pay-as-you go system for all stations, users willbe able to save money in a similar way to that available on theUnderground and bus network. Currently only pre-paid travel cards addedto Oyster can be used in mainline stations.
If the idea was standardised, it is likely the number of Oystercards would rise dramatically from the current 17 million card holders.