Routing options Waltham Cross to Bath

[Going South]

I'm planning on getting a Super-off peak return ticket from Waltham Cross to either Castle Cary or Bath. I have Y-P railcard. Advance tickets are not suitable because I am not sure what day my return journey will be, but I can be flexible on times.
First of all, Castle Cary is often more convenient for me than Bath Spa, but I can't be sure which I'm better off with until the last moment, and the return may not be the same as the outward journey. I know a Castle Cary ticket is valid via Bath Spa, but is a Bath Spa ticket valid via Castle Cary?
WLC to BTH (YP Super OP) £36.75
WLC to CLC (YP Super OP) £40.05

If travelling to/from CLC I would take direct trains from Paddington and not go into Bath.

Secondly, what are the time restrictions on this/these tickets - I can't seem to find a definition of Super off peak on the FGW site.

Thanks in advance

 

[b0b]

I know a Castle Cary ticket is valid via Bath Spa, but is a Bath Spa ticket valid via Castle Cary?
WLC to BTH (YP Super OP) £36.75
WLC to CLC (YP Super OP) £40.05

I don't think you can go to Bath Spa via Castle Cary without a double-back through Westbury, so that means the ticket is not valid.

Usual advice applies, get a return ticket to the station you're traveling to. If it ends up you travel from Bath but want from come back to Castle Cary, excess the return portion (before you board!), which should be half the difference, or £1.65.

 

[John @ home]

what are the time restrictions on this/these tickets

SSR Waltham Cross - Bath Spa takes Restriction XC.

TO/FROM/VIA LONDON/READING

Available as listed below MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS (by any train on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays).

TOWARDS LONDON
Available on the following trains and all later services: Bath Spa 1000.

FROM LONDON
Only valid on services departing London Paddington or London Waterloo between 1010 and 1459, or after 1859 (departing Reading, heading west (that is services passing through Didcot Parkway, Oxford or Newbury ONLY) between 1030 and 1525, or after 1859).

SSR Waltham Cross - Castle Cary takes Restriction WJ.

JOURNEYS TO/FROM/VIA LONDON/READING

Available as listed below MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS (by any train on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays).

TOWARDS LONDON
Available on the following trains and all later services: From: Castle Cary 0945 (also valid via Bath Spa).

FROM LONDON
Only valid on services departing London Paddington or London Waterloo between 1010 and 1459, or after 1859 (departing Reading, heading west (that is services passing through Didcot Parkway, Oxford or Newbury ONLY) between 1030 and 1525, or after 1859).

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I don't think you can go to Bath Spa via Castle Cary without a double-back through Westbury, so that means the ticket is not valid.

Westbury and Frome both have avoiding lines. But the conclusion is correct - to reach Castle Cary you need to double back thorough Bruton, so a Waltham Cross - Bath ticket is not valid.

 

[Going South]

Thank you, both