So I was at letchworth garden city with an off-peak ticket (specifically the return part of an off-peak return) from cambridge to stockport, route any permitted. My plan was to travel slightly short on said ticket going via London to get back to Stockport.
Unfortunately the train was cancelled (and trains after it also delayed/cancelled) such that there was no way I would make it to Euston for the 15:00 train which was the last train before the evening peak.
In the end with it being not very clear exactly when southbound trains would resume, I decided to buy a ticket to cambridge and go via a different route instead.
But if I had chosen to go via London as originally planned, would I have been expected to wait for the end of the evening peak period?
Unfortunately the train was cancelled (and trains after it also delayed/cancelled) such that there was no way I would make it to Euston for the 15:00 train which was the last train before the evening peak.
In the end with it being not very clear exactly when southbound trains would resume, I decided to buy a ticket to cambridge and go via a different route instead.
But if I had chosen to go via London as originally planned, would I have been expected to wait for the end of the evening peak period?