Okay, I've bought and received an Oyster card for my visit to Londinium next week. However, for my training I need to go to Carshalton, which is so far out in the suburbs that the tube hasn't reached it yet. Thus, I am planning to commute by Southern train from Victoria to Carshalton.
Journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk tells me that this is a zone 1-5 trip. I am well familiar with the ticket barriers in the tube (assuming they haven't changed them substantially since 2003); is the same system in place in quasi-rural stations? If so, I should just be able to scan my Oyster card at both ends and not worry about getting the zones right, right? (Assuming sufficient credit on the card.)
Also, boo to Herring for having his pre-40th Friday a week too early!
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