My daughter and her partner have recently moved to Didcot. He partner works in London (Victoria) and will buy an annual season ticket. He has noticed that that the cost of a ticket to London Terminals is £5096, or £5932 for an all zones travelcard, and that the ticket prices are exactly the same for Oxford to London. I am inclined to tell him to buy a ticket from Oxford rather than Didcot as firstly he can use the ticket for a "free" trip to Oxford at weekends if he wants to, and secondly, if there are problems on the Great Western main line an Oxford ticket would presumably allow him to travel Didcot - Oxford - Marylebone as an alternative) but I'm not 100% sure if this is correct, ie if a ticket from Oxford would be valid by both routes to London.
Also, might buying a ticket from Oxford be more trouble than it is worth, ie could it be that it would not work in the barriers at Didcot for instance. I was reading the thread "Intermediate Stations and Season Tickets" from September 2014, which admittedly relates to London Overground, and was wondering the same problems (ie "you shouldn't use a London - Oxford ticket to commute to Didcot every day") could be encountered. Then there was a more recent post about somebody at Gatwick scribbling on a poster's season ticket when he broke his journey there.
Any ideas/suggestions/expreiences would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!
Also, might buying a ticket from Oxford be more trouble than it is worth, ie could it be that it would not work in the barriers at Didcot for instance. I was reading the thread "Intermediate Stations and Season Tickets" from September 2014, which admittedly relates to London Overground, and was wondering the same problems (ie "you shouldn't use a London - Oxford ticket to commute to Didcot every day") could be encountered. Then there was a more recent post about somebody at Gatwick scribbling on a poster's season ticket when he broke his journey there.
Any ideas/suggestions/expreiences would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!