Blackburn To Doncaster

[dave87016]

I have previously bought a day return from Blackburn to Doncaster via Burnley sometimes I have used the service to York then York to Doncaster, however yesterday the East Coast guard said it wasnt valid that way and that he should charge me, I politely told him that the online shows it is valid on that part aswell as from Leeds

Can anyone confirm if I am correct that a Blackburn to Doncaster via Burnley is valid on Via York. I am pretty sure it is

 

[yorkie]

Blackburn and Doncaster are both Routeing Points, so this is quite straightforward.

Valid Routes from Blackburn [BBN] to Doncaster [DON]:

1. Direct trains from Blackburn to Doncaster (there are noneat present)
2. Shortest Route: 70.5 miles (may not be entirely accurate; data from NRT) plus routes up to 3 miles longer
   • Blackburn
   • Accrington
   • Burnley Manchester Road
   • Hebden Bridge
   • Mytholmroyd
   • Sowerby Bridge
   • Brighouse
   • Mirfield
   • Wakefield Kirkgate
   • Wakefield Westgate
   • Doncaster
3. Mapped Routes:
   Blackburn - Doncaster:
   • MH + PS - not applicable to Route: via Burnley
   • TP + EE

The guard was wrong. Did the guard consult the Routeing Guide or a journey planner?

 

[dave87016]

Thanks for the reply Yorkie , No he didnt - he just tried to insist that it wasnt valid via York and that he should charge me, I refused and he said he wont bother this time but if he comes across me again on same journey he will charge me !

 

[142094]

Probably best the next time you make this trip is to take a print out of the relevant maps. In an ideal world you shouldn't need to do this, but at least next time you won't be made to pay for a new ticket, or asked to do so.

 

[sheff1]

So, yet again, a guard making up their own rules and then threatening to overcharge a passenger based on those made up rules.

In this case, it is not even a complicated journey (only one change required)