Recent content by robbeech

Rather depends on branding doesn’t it, if there’s 1 operator then we can’t have operator specific tickets as that doesn’t make sense. If we see different brands then we’d have to change the rules to allow brand restricted tickets aswell as operator restricted ones, or of course we could operate...

Yes, we can. However if we take this journey as an example York to Durham, there’s a TPE only flexible fare, the off peak return at £39 (no railcard). The fare with no operator restriction is £27.70 each way as there are no returns available so £55.40. If we remove these operator specific...

So it’s clear they’re assuming (rightly or wrongly) you’ve made multiple journeys without a railcard. The total will be a sum of all the journeys they suspect you of travelling with a railcard discount with not railcard. This may be every journey since the expiry of your railcard if indeed...

You can typically get seat reservations significantly further in advance and it’s recommended on longer journeys on services that are likely to be busy. You’ll be able to reserve a seat on the sleeper, there’s a charge for a berth supplement which always used to be quite reasonable but is now...

Certainly agree having just spend the last 2 weeks in Scotland. I can relate this sort of use of closed time to something in my industry. It turned out that in reality certain tasks being performed at a certain time were a result of usefulness rather than a necessity. Do you consider it...

If the railway is expected to make a yes or no decision on this (or anything) it will make the decision that favours itself. In this instance it will be that bikes are not allowed to be carried on rail replacement transport at all, ever. But that isn’t in the rules I hear you cry? No, and...

I wonder how many Thurso to Plockton tickets get sold?

Lots of variations over the years. One of them used to split at Nottingham and the rear portion went up the Robin Hood line, made it quicker to go that way to Whitwell than via Sheffield and Worksop at that time of day, and permitted due to direct train rule (somehow journey planners offered...

I wonder what it would be if the earth was flat. Definitely interesting that Thurso and Plockton are only 1 mile difference. That reminds me, can we have a Plockton Forum meal sometime?

Is this likely to be the shortest route perhaps?

You say confusion I say increased profit.

As was mentioned earlier in this thread, and others threads over the years this would be possible but would never ever ever be allowed (and I sort of understand why) and LNER would crack down hard on anyone trying to do it. They’re unhappy with the concept of split ticketing as it is, it reduces...

The fact that a government run company is using millions of pounds of tax payers money to invent money grabbing schemes to rinse the general public of as much money as they can then fabricating results to “prove” the trial (which can’t be proved as there is no measurable choice) is a success...

Almost certainly less than the figure they’re (rightly or wrongly) requesting here. If they can stand a criminal record for this and want to make a point they ought to consider it, but it’s more likely they’ll want to avoid that and may consider the requested fee worth it.

Neither Trainline nor Railcard WILL help you provide the evidence needed to prove this. There is very little doubt in my mind as to whether they CAN. They absolutely will be able to provide this information, it’s not in their interest to do so. They might have changed the way the data is...