This morning the TM on the EMT from Sheffield to London made an amazingly lengthy announcement before departure, one part of which was that "if you have an advance ticket for any train other than this one, then it is not valid on this train unless it has been endorsed for travel on this train before you boarded the train".
I assume they were talking about instances where a connecting train had been delayed, but my understanding is that there is no requirement to get a ticket endorsed in such circumstances (although clearly it would do no harm) - certainly NRCoC 12 makes no reference to it.
Questions:
1. Is there any guidance anywhere which does suggest that Advance tickets must be endorsed if a connecting train is delayed ?
2. Apart from late connecting trains, what other circumstances (if any) would cause an Advance ticket to be endorsed with authorisation to travel on a train other than the booked one ?
3. In cases of Advance ticket endorsement, is the specific alternative train on which authority has been given to travel always noted on the ticket ?
I assume they were talking about instances where a connecting train had been delayed, but my understanding is that there is no requirement to get a ticket endorsed in such circumstances (although clearly it would do no harm) - certainly NRCoC 12 makes no reference to it.
Questions:
1. Is there any guidance anywhere which does suggest that Advance tickets must be endorsed if a connecting train is delayed ?
2. Apart from late connecting trains, what other circumstances (if any) would cause an Advance ticket to be endorsed with authorisation to travel on a train other than the booked one ?
3. In cases of Advance ticket endorsement, is the specific alternative train on which authority has been given to travel always noted on the ticket ?