ABB125
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I had a read of the forum ticketing guide earlier today for the first time in a few years. In the routeing guide section, I found the following which I don't remember seeing before, in section 3.4.6:
The other thing I would like clarification on is doubling back: I've always assumed that you cannot pass through the same station more than once (unless permitted by an easement) on a single journey. However, reading section 3.5:
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How does the bit in bold work? How is it possible for a line on the map to be shared, yet not share one (or both) routeing points for that bit of track? Are there any examples? I'm sort-of imagining something where (this is hypothetical; I don't know if any map combinations exist like this) there's a direct line between Wolverhampton and Crewe (NOT via Stafford routeing point) on one map, and on the next map is Stafford to Chester (NOT via Crewe); because they share a common section of track (Stafford to Crewe), is this an example of this rule?You must transfer from map to map only where the maps touch. In most cases this will be at a station or Routeing Point marked on both maps, but it is not essential - where the same stretch of rail appears on both maps, you are free to switch from one map to the next at this point.
The other thing I would like clarification on is doubling back: I've always assumed that you cannot pass through the same station more than once (unless permitted by an easement) on a single journey. However, reading section 3.5:
gave me the impression that it might only be that you cannot pass through the same station twice on a single map. Is this incorrect? For example, using a made-up routeing in order to illustrate the point, if I were to travel between Birmingham group and Lichfield group using map combination BI+TV (just to reiterate, I know this isn't a valid combination), could I travel to Rugby on BI, then go to Lichfield on TV via Coventry, rather than the direct route to Nuneaton (and thereby double back between Coventry and Rugby)?However mapped routes described in the Routeing Guide explicitly prohibit doubling back within the maps, except where permitted by an easement or by the group station rule.
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