Is an Advance ticket from London Terminals to Manchester Piccadilly valid to Deansgate?
No, because it's Virgin Trains Only.
Lol anyone remember when G4S[or Group 4 Securicor]took over the service which escorted convicted Criminals from Court to Prison & vice versa in the early 90s, & there was a quite few escapes from there vehicles, & quite a few jokes about G4 at the time.
Yep, don't see why not! I've just tried it in WebTIS, and it's happy to issue a connection to Deansgate.What about a VWC & Connections ticket, such as Gatwick Airport to Manchester Stns?
Yep, don't see why not! I've just tried it in WebTIS, and it's happy to issue a connection to Deansgate.
But for some reason DaySaver Train + Bus tickets, baught on buses confuse them...
I often buy a GM area Tram+Train Day Saver from a Metrolink TVM, so it is on their yellow ticket stock and says it is valid to "all Metrolink stops".It does get some very strange looks and raised eyebrows, especially from TPE and ATW guards!
Are the people who are having issues actually presenting their tickets to them?
I don't bother with that, I just flash my railcard and ticket from the wallet (at a distance) and walk on. I have tested them a few times with completely invalid tickets - got through every time. They vast majority don't bother me. If you look confident and don't fiddle, they don't spare much time.
Of course, I always have a valid ticket.
Maybe a Railforums competition should be run to see what the most ridiculous ticket can be shown to these gimps? (Of course whilst at the same time having the right ticket in your wallet in case of trouble).
I think the phrase 'flash with confidence' is needed!!!
Might try it myself if I go over there in the next few weeks.....!