Looking to make this journey sometime in June and have been looking into routeing options.
'The Manual' shows a fares structure for journeys to the Isle of Man based on geographical 'zones'. My starting station, Bristol Temple Meads, is in Zone D and the routeing permission says:
Now I'd much prefer a FGW HST to Paddington, tube, then Virgin Pendolino to Lancaster for connection to the local service to Heysham Port, rather than Voyagers via Brum.
I can't get booking engines or NRE to give me a fare or itinerary via London and asking at my local staffed station and making a dummy purchase we found there was no way the clerk could raise a fare with the cross London symbol. In fact the TIS would only give up valid itineraries via Brum.
I know the Routeing Guide says there are occasions where cross-London is permitted but no maltese cross is shown. What do I do when I travel with a Bristol-Douglas(IoM) Economy Return via London and LU refuse me access for the cross-London transfer?
'The Manual' shows a fares structure for journeys to the Isle of Man based on geographical 'zones'. My starting station, Bristol Temple Meads, is in Zone D and the routeing permission says:
Tickets from stations in Zones D and E in England are available for travel via London as well as by any more direct route. The cross-London symbol ✠must be shown on the ticket.
Now I'd much prefer a FGW HST to Paddington, tube, then Virgin Pendolino to Lancaster for connection to the local service to Heysham Port, rather than Voyagers via Brum.
I can't get booking engines or NRE to give me a fare or itinerary via London and asking at my local staffed station and making a dummy purchase we found there was no way the clerk could raise a fare with the cross London symbol. In fact the TIS would only give up valid itineraries via Brum.
I know the Routeing Guide says there are occasions where cross-London is permitted but no maltese cross is shown. What do I do when I travel with a Bristol-Douglas(IoM) Economy Return via London and LU refuse me access for the cross-London transfer?