Recent content by rratgerg

I now own a small software development company. I am happy to work on small projects for users of this forum or larger companies such as TrainSplit. I regret to say that I cannot do anything for free right at the moment, as I am starting up and need the funding. Hopefully when things settle down...

Hello I bought a super off peak return from Guildford to Shepherds Bush. During the journey plans changed. At Shepherds Bush I asked if I could excess the fare to obtain a Guildford - Z1-6 travelcard and I was told I could not. Was this correct?

You can get a group travelcard for 10 or more people for £8.10 adult and £4 child. See info here: https://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/group-day-london-travelcard/ A few questions: 1) Are these "rail" tickets, i.e. do they appear on BRFARES and can you buy them from any rail operator...

Thanks, I should have quoted this from another thread: Are you saying this is not correct, that there is no such list?

Is there a list of TOCs that tickets with this routing are valid on? Obviously will include Chiltern and ATW. Specifically: is it valid on CrossCountry between Banbury and Birmingham? Is it valid on London Midland between Birmingham and Shrewsbury? Is it valid on Virgin between Crewe and...

So yes it is not valid on direct trains between Stratford and Barking.

I agree that easement 700479 "Customers travelling from Hull to York in possession of tickets routed "not via Doncaster" may not travel via Leeds. This easement applies in both directions" is redundant and so does imply that the route was once valid.

Hull to Thirsk is not valid via Micklefield. The latter station is part of the Leeds Group and so doubling back within the Leeds Group is allowed on journeys where Leeds is on the permitted route, but as we've said in this case it is not.

You cannot travel from Hull to Thirsk via Leeds on a single Hull to Thirsk ticket. Hull is a routing point. The only appopriate routing point for Thirsk is York. Maps for Hull to York are DS, HA, YA - none allow travel via Leeds without doubling back No easements apply.

The route would be via Clapham Junction. LONDON isn't actually a map, it is an instruction to find routes from Denmark Hill to London and routes from London to Richmond.

I thought the sleeper stops there but it just passes through? Manchester airport the second then?

What is the most important station on the national network without a direct service to London? We can loosely define "importance" in terms of number of services originating at that station, number of departing/arriving services and/or number of passengers. My suggestion: Manchester Airport

I have always assumed that travel is valid via Sutton. But having course to check the routing guide recently, the maps are PD and DK which does not allow travel via Sutton (unless you are on the through train that runs in the evening peak) Is this correct?

Would it be interesting to restrict the pairs of stations to those that other passenger services pass through (without stopping)? This allows examples like Lockerbie but removes some of the stranger examples given.

It now looks like the Sutton to Guildford anytime day return has been reduced to £16.10.