Bletchleyite
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Loads of them, yes. MKC-Euston is another one.
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Avanti Staff Refusing to Endorse Tickets During Disruption
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Loads of them, yes. MKC-Euston is another one.
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Asking the customer to stand on the platform and speak to the guard before boarding is a bit inappropriate if you've caused the issue. It's quite unprofessional, and if too many people do it, it would slow the guard down or distract them. It's also problematic if the train has guards who aren't easy to locate, or has no guard, or no onboard staff at all.
I bought an Avanti-only day return Wilmslow-Manchester on Tuesday (http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=WML&dest=MAN&expert=on&flow=0&multi=0&fare=0&rte=43&tkt=FDR) and used it on 1H50 07:26 to Manchester (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C72916/2020-01-14/detailed). There was one other person in my carriage.
Josie
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A long time ago - when I had a lot more free time to sit around on trains and platforms! - I travelled Manchester to Stoke (Virgin Trains Only) and Stoke to London (London Midland Only) a few times. Almost double the end-to-end time of the direct train, but about ⅓ of the fare.
And to come back on topic (ish), I did try to get permission to use a XC train from Stoke to Manchester when Virgin were delayed... but no dice. Which is fair enough really; that's the trade-off for a cheaper ticket.
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