As the title says, would a season from Elmstead Woods to St Pancras be valid to other South London Terminals beyond London Bridge, specifically Cannon Street? My gut feel is no, but looking for any contra thoughts.
As the title says, would a season from Elmstead Woods to St Pancras be valid to other South London Terminals beyond London Bridge, specifically Cannon Street? My gut feel is no, but looking for any contra thoughts.
Doesn't the answer to the question depend on whether the occasional service on the west curve from Metropolitan Junction into Cannon Street counts as a service for shortest route purposes? It typically receives a service three or four weekends a year.
11.25 Miles direct, and 12 Miles via CST (so within 3 miles).
I guess walking between Cannon Street and Blackfriars would be reasonable given the lack of through trains from London Bridge in the peaks - soon to be even worse once the station loses all through services during the rebuild.
It would depend where that service goes. If it goes up Metropolitan spur to Blackfriars then it *might* be considered, but if it goes to Charing Cross, then you'd have to include the mileage to there and then back to London Bridge to get to St Pancras. Even if the latter was no more than three miles longer, I wouldn't like to be the one arguing the point on the day.
Sure the route needs to exist, but it does not need to be possible to make the journey at that time, and/or on that day.In order to claim a valid route is no more than three miles longer, it would surely have to be possible to actually make that journey????
Sure the route needs to exist, but it does not need to be possible to make the journey at that time, and/or on that day.
For example A Leicester-London Season is still valid between Leicester & Melton Mowbray and Corby & Kettering on a Sunday.