Request ID: FOI-2077-2122 Date published: 10 January 2022
You asked
I have a retired staff pass first issued _____. Since then there have been many changes to the London Transport/TfL system, including many new services and networks with others opening shortly.
I would like to know the validity of TfL Retired Staff Passes on such services as:
Thames Ferries
Emirates Cable Car
Elizabeth Line
London Overground
TfL Rail
DLR
TfL bus routes which operate outside Greater London (e.g. route 465 to Dorking)
Nat Rail Lines which were previously operated by London Underground.
We answered
TfL Ref: 2077-2122
Thank you for your request received by us on 9 January 2021 asking for information about the validity of the Transport for London (TfL) Retired Staff Pass on various public transport networks.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked for:
the validity of TfL Retired Staff Passes on such services as:
Thames Ferries
Emirates Cable Car
Elizabeth Line
London Overground
TfL Rail
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
TfL bus routes which operate outside Greater London (e.g. route 465 to Dorking)
We would like to advise that you can use a Retired staff Oyster card to travel free on the following networks:
Free travel on all London bus services displaying the red or white roundel on the front and any other bus service where TfL fares apply; except for any special services.
Free travel on the following National Rail services when travelling by standard class only between the stations listed below:
Amersham – Marylebone.
Finsbury Park – Moorgate; via Drayton Park only.
Fenchurch Street – Upminster.
Stratford - Liverpool Street.
Kentish Town - Elephant & Castle or London Bridge.
Euston - Watford Junction.
A Retired Staff Oyster card also provides a third off travel on the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, plus a reduced rate on the Emirates Air Line.
National Rail Lines which were previously operated by London Underground.
Unfortunately, from the above description provided, we are unable to identify the information you require for this part of your request and assume that you may have meant the reverse; i.e. former National Rail services that are now part of the London Underground network. An example of this is north of Queens Park Station on the Bakerloo line, which was previously a mainline rail line.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Jasmine Howard FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
