North wins in North South divide

[timelesstable]

London children 'face north-south transport divide'

Children in London face a north-south transport divide, a politician says.

Five to 10-year-olds travel free on Transport for London (TfL) services, principally north of the Thames, but in the south most services are not TFL-run and require tickets to be bought.

London Assembly member Val Shawcross called for the scheme to apply on all public transport, initially in August.

The Rail Delivery Group says a savings card is available but it would consider working on such a scheme.

Ms Shawcross, Labour member, said introducing the idea initially as a summer pilot would be a good use of transport services when passenger numbers dip

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34064699

[jc]

It's no wonder that people think politicians are disconnected from the rest of the country.

[deerfold]

Not impressed that she quoted a return fare of £6.80 when a day ticket is £1.50 if a child holds the card that is required to get free travel on TfL routes.

[stevieinselby]

What about the divide between London and the rest of the country where kids don't get free travel even on buses, and in some cases don't have buses they can pay for at all? Given that the bus network in south London is very extensive, I'm not sure that "kids not being able to travel by train free" is the biggest injustice going on.