LondonJohn
Member
I have been using this ticket for a year or so know when I travel from Waterloo to Woolston. I have an annual paper travelcard Wimbledon to London Zones 1-3 which covers the Clapham Junction to Waterloo section of the journey.
I normally buy my tickets online and collect from a TVM and start short at Clapham after joining a train at Waterloo.
Yesterday, I did not have time to book online so thought I would buy one at Waterloo. Guy in the ticket office said it wasn't valid for that route he said I had to go from Brighton to Fareham to Woolston. I asked what the difference was between that fare and the fare via Barnham which was for the route he mentioned and he said it was the same.
After 45 minutes of him trying different combination stations he said it wasn't valid and I told him just to sell me the ticket that I asked for as it was approaching the time of departure for the next train with a reasonable connection at Southampton. He then said well if you get stopped it is your fault.
Guard checked the ticket on the train (which is unusual itself) and didn't query this.
Have their been any changes to the validity of this ticket/route recently as I don't want to be caught with the wrong ticket ? If it is a valid ticket/journey what do I have to say to ensure I have no problems buying it at Waterloo in the future ?
Thanks in advance for your input.
I normally buy my tickets online and collect from a TVM and start short at Clapham after joining a train at Waterloo.
Yesterday, I did not have time to book online so thought I would buy one at Waterloo. Guy in the ticket office said it wasn't valid for that route he said I had to go from Brighton to Fareham to Woolston. I asked what the difference was between that fare and the fare via Barnham which was for the route he mentioned and he said it was the same.
After 45 minutes of him trying different combination stations he said it wasn't valid and I told him just to sell me the ticket that I asked for as it was approaching the time of departure for the next train with a reasonable connection at Southampton. He then said well if you get stopped it is your fault.
Guard checked the ticket on the train (which is unusual itself) and didn't query this.
Have their been any changes to the validity of this ticket/route recently as I don't want to be caught with the wrong ticket ? If it is a valid ticket/journey what do I have to say to ensure I have no problems buying it at Waterloo in the future ?
Thanks in advance for your input.