Heald Green to Crewe

[gnolife]

Hi guys

I just want to check that my reasoning is sound for this
I'm (hopefully) going from Heald Green to Crewe this morning, planning on taking the 8:02 service. I want to make sure that a Warrington to Crewe anytime return is valid for this service, if I was to claim to be breaking at HDG. Im doing a same day return for it
If I'm understanding it right, it is valid using routing guide map CG, taking route Warrington-Wigan-Bolton-Manchester-Wilmslow-Crewe.

(This is part of a pretty desperate plan to make the WMDR meet cost within a £30 budget, if anyones wondering why I'm bothering. It is my last hope for coming to it.)

Also, if anyone can suggest anything better, I'd love to hear it.
Thanks
Dan

 

[raildude]

I don't think it is valid. National Rail says you need more than one ticket if going this route on a Warrington to Crewe ticket.

How do you get £30?

Warrington to Crewe is £15.00
I assume WMDR is West Midland Day Ranger which is £20.00

Total: £35.00

Heald Green to Crewe is only £11.30 ??

 

[gnolife]

Damn.
Can you explain why to me please?

 

[Lampshade]

The usual route is via Liverpool South Parkway from [STN]WAC[/STN] or direct from [STN]WBQ[/STN]. The thing about Warrington is it offers many good connections from many places but none of them are valid.

 

[gnolife]

ok, thank guys anyway

(I'll just have to raid the copper pot for my ticket )

 

[raildude]

ok, thank guys anyway

(I'll just have to raid the copper pot for my ticket )

See my post above matey.

 

[tony_mac]

While the routeing guide does say that it is valid, like you say, this is an obviously unintended consequence of having a loop in the map.
You could try it, but I would expect trouble.

However, as raildude said, it's more expensive than from Heald Green (and a route Direct ticket obviously wouldn't be valid), so I don't understand why.

 

[raildude]

While the routeing guide does say that it is valid, like you say, this is an obviously unintended consequence of having a loop in the map.
You could try it, but I would expect trouble.

However, as raildude said, it's more expensive than from Heald Green (and a route Direct ticket obviously wouldn't be valid), so I don't understand why.

I don't think the route is "reasonable". Some bizarre combinations exist sending people hundreds of miles out of their way on a technicality,but any reasonable person would know that they are stretching the rules to the extreme.