Yorkshire Day Rangers

45104 · 9th July 2012, 22:12

Hi folks, are there any day rangers covering doncaster, leeds and surrounding areas ?
Thanks for any advice.

Techniquest · 9th July 2012, 22:17

There's a West Yorkshire Day Rover, but that doesn't cover Doncaster. Not sure how far over the South Pennines one goes now.

lewisrday · 9th July 2012, 22:17

Freedom of the North East, which is a 4 in 8, or 7 day rover.

Heres a list of all rovers;

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_...nd_rovers.html

Techniquest · 9th July 2012, 22:18

I was going to mention that, but it's not a day rover

YorkshireBear · 9th July 2012, 22:19

South pennines doesnt go to doncaster but does go to manchester.

lewisrday · 9th July 2012, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techniquest

I was going to mention that, but it's not a day rover

I know, I was thinking as I was typing 'I bet I read that wrong and (s)he want's a day ranger', lo and behold they did!

ainsworth74 · 9th July 2012, 22:25

The South Pennine Day Ranger covers a fair bit of what you want. You can see the map of it's validity here. It costs around £20 for one adult.

I'm not sure if there is anything that's going to exactly meet your requirements but that seems fairly close otherwise it's the West Yorkshire Day Rover the map of which is here (it's valid everywhere apart from Zones 6 and 7) and costs around £6.

bb21 · 9th July 2012, 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by 45104

Hi folks, are there any day rovers covering doncaster, leeds and surrounding areas ?
Thanks for any advice.

What is the purpose of your trip and what is your journey plan?

As already mentioned, there is no single Day Ranger product that covers both Doncaster and Leeds.

**yorkie** · 9th July 2012, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techniquest

I was going to mention that, but it's not a day rover

I will change the thread title as it is misleading otherwise. The OP asked about Rovers, which are generally valid for more than one day. Day Rangers are different.

(The one exception is that there is a ticket that is really a Day Ranger but erroneously called a West Yorkshire Day Rover!)

MKD · 10th July 2012, 18:51

This Northern Rail PDF leaflet includes diagrams of their Ranger/Rover tickets
http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/spe...day-ranger.pdf

MKD

45104 · 10th July 2012, 20:45

ok, should have asked about day rangers due to time constraints. Just looking for some different trains/track than we've got here south of london. Ta. Preferably starting around Doncaster/Leeds.

Techniquest · 10th July 2012, 22:16

Can't remember what it's called for sure, but there's a South Yorkshire Travelmaster (?) that's valid for a day that covers trains and possibly buses in South Yorkshire, which includes amongst other stuff Sheffield to Doncaster.

Leeds has the aforementioned and excellent value West Yorkshire Day Rover (train and bus or train only options), covers loads and extremely good value in my book.

I'd say they're your best two options.

button_boxer · 10th July 2012, 23:12

SY day travelmaster is £7.55 and covers all buses, trams and trains in South Yorkshire. There's also a DayTripper at £6.30 which is the same except that it's not valid before 09:30 on trains (it's valid on pre-09:30 buses and trams, just not trains).

Day tripper can be bought on the bus/tram, TravelMaster has to be bought at a station or PTE info desk. I'm not sure if either can be bought outside SY.

9th July 2012, 22:12	#1
45104 Member Join Date: 6 Feb 2011 Posts: 20	Yorkshire Day Rangers Hi folks, are there any day rangers covering doncaster, leeds and surrounding areas ? Thanks for any advice.

9th July 2012, 22:17	#2
Techniquest Optare Basher Established Member Join Date: 19 Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Heath Posts: 7,794	There's a West Yorkshire Day Rover, but that doesn't cover Doncaster. Not sure how far over the South Pennines one goes now. __________________ Why not have a look at my trip reports? Latest one: Netherlands Bash/The Three Countries

9th July 2012, 22:18	#4
Techniquest Optare Basher Established Member Join Date: 19 Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Heath Posts: 7,794	I was going to mention that, but it's not a day rover __________________ Why not have a look at my trip reports? Latest one: Netherlands Bash/The Three Countries

9th July 2012, 22:19	#5
YorkshireBear Established Member Join Date: 23 Jul 2010 Location: Leeds uni (hometown sheffield) Posts: 4,047	South pennines doesnt go to doncaster but does go to manchester. __________________ If my posts appear cynical, it is because they are. I blame the morons of this world.

10th July 2012, 22:16	#12
Techniquest Optare Basher Established Member Join Date: 19 Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Heath Posts: 7,794	Can't remember what it's called for sure, but there's a South Yorkshire Travelmaster (?) that's valid for a day that covers trains and possibly buses in South Yorkshire, which includes amongst other stuff Sheffield to Doncaster. Leeds has the aforementioned and excellent value West Yorkshire Day Rover (train and bus or train only options), covers loads and extremely good value in my book. I'd say they're your best two options. __________________ Why not have a look at my trip reports? Latest one: Netherlands Bash/The Three Countries

9th July 2012, 22:17	#3
lewisrday @lewisday - twitter! Established Member Join Date: 26 Jul 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,346	Freedom of the North East, which is a 4 in 8, or 7 day rover. Heres a list of all rovers; http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_...nd_rovers.html

9th July 2012, 22:25	#7
ainsworth74 Moderator Join Date: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Redcar Posts: 8,832	The South Pennine Day Ranger covers a fair bit of what you want. You can see the map of it's validity here. It costs around £20 for one adult. I'm not sure if there is anything that's going to exactly meet your requirements but that seems fairly close otherwise it's the West Yorkshire Day Rover the map of which is here (it's valid everywhere apart from Zones 6 and 7) and costs around £6.

10th July 2012, 18:51	#10
MKD Member Join Date: 22 Feb 2012 Posts: 100	This Northern Rail PDF leaflet includes diagrams of their Ranger/Rover tickets http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/spe...day-ranger.pdf MKD

10th July 2012, 20:45	#11
45104 Member Join Date: 6 Feb 2011 Posts: 20	ok, should have asked about day rangers due to time constraints. Just looking for some different trains/track than we've got here south of london. Ta. Preferably starting around Doncaster/Leeds.

10th July 2012, 23:12	#13
button_boxer Member Join Date: 12 Nov 2009 Posts: 606	SY day travelmaster is £7.55 and covers all buses, trams and trains in South Yorkshire. There's also a DayTripper at £6.30 which is the same except that it's not valid before 09:30 on trains (it's valid on pre-09:30 buses and trams, just not trains). Day tripper can be bought on the bus/tram, TravelMaster has to be bought at a station or PTE info desk. I'm not sure if either can be bought outside SY.