Commuters will be able to use Oyster Pay as you go on overground rail services in the capital from January 2, creating, for the first time, a fully integrated transport payment system for London.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said the “Oysterisation” of transport services - including Clipper river services on the Thames - heralded a “landmark day for London” - as he made the announcement with Lord Andrew Adonis, the Transport Secretary, at Balham station on Monday.
20:39, 24 Nov 2009
by Matthew Rees