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The trouble is if the Hampton Court get turned around at Surbiton you could have a wait on your hands. Sometimes they do get the new line trains to call additionally.
But let say I found it quicker to get the bus back to Surbiton.
If you buy you tickets using SWT telesales (02380 213600 or 0845 6000 650) you are not charged to post tickets out.
I have booked tickets on Southern's website and collected them at Ryde Esplanade a couple of months ago. So it could have been a one off.
The purpose of the TOD collection...
An Off Peak one day Travelcard from Coventry is £31.00 adult on London Midland trains which allows to use the 0821 from Coventry or later. But London Midland are slower. Info from London Midland website.
I have look at the download of the EMT pocket timetable for that route it seems there are only morning services on a Sunday from the 20th May 2012. See link below.
http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/EMTrains/Times/PDFTimetables/TT7_Nott_Skeg_Dec_2011_Web.pdf
But...
Here is what I found in The Manual. I will admit I was wrong but I have also put in the other exceptions I have found. It has a table so I have had to attach.