As some off you will already know there was severe disruption in the Kirkcaldy area due to signalling problems. One reaction to this was passengers missing connections due to services that were meant to start at Inverurie/Dyce being started from Aberdeen.
Now the sleeper from Aberdeen was very lightly loaded for a Friday so there was no problem in accommodating these extra passengers, most were for Lancashire, North Wales, & the English Midlands. One however was for Grimsby in Lincolnshire - I allowed him to travel due to the fact that he had missed his last daytime connection.
My questions (academic) are these:-
1) Under normal circumstances is an Aberdeen - Grimsby ticket valid via Preston &/or Crewe?
2) Does holding a "sleeper booking" relax the routing guide for this journey or any others for that matter? &
3) If not what would be the correct fare (or fares) to charge for this journey?
Now the sleeper from Aberdeen was very lightly loaded for a Friday so there was no problem in accommodating these extra passengers, most were for Lancashire, North Wales, & the English Midlands. One however was for Grimsby in Lincolnshire - I allowed him to travel due to the fact that he had missed his last daytime connection.
My questions (academic) are these:-
1) Under normal circumstances is an Aberdeen - Grimsby ticket valid via Preston &/or Crewe?
2) Does holding a "sleeper booking" relax the routing guide for this journey or any others for that matter? &
3) If not what would be the correct fare (or fares) to charge for this journey?