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I have been told from a very reliable source that the three Cherwell Valley Day Rangers are to be withdrawn on the 20th May, so if you're thinking of having one you'll need to do it before then.
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Well that solves the issue of eligibility to Bicester mentioned in a post a few days ago...The three Cherwell Valley Day Rangers are to be withdrawn on the 20th May, so if your'e thinking of having one you'll need to do it before then.
Wasn't it just!Very sad news, It was a very good priced rover for the distance you could get out of it!
Fairly recently, there was a thread in about 2012 that pointed out the lack of info about it. That thread also pointed out that at that time it was also showing as “FGW only” despite FGW no longer running to Bicester Town (now Village) as per the map. Looks like it’s gone through new, misleading, and obsolescent stages in only a few years!Is this the day ranger that can only be used on Saturdays and Sundays, plus holiday Mondays?
Furthermore, was this a day ranger introduced by British Rail, or was it introduced in recent years?
[ME]
Hello, I've just been told that the Cherwell Valley Day Ranger is to be withdrawn in the near future, is this true?
[GWR]
Hi Albie. This is true. Phil.
[ME]
Is there a reason why?
[GWR]
I don't have the specific reason but fares are constantly under review and can be altered at any time. Phil.
[ME]
That's a shame. Thanks.
Revenue splits are based on seats/capacity through the ORCATS mechanism. It won't be anywhere near an even split with XC. Otherwise Grand Central would get half of all the York to Kings Cross interavailable revenue.8% commission to the organisation that is responsible for the ticketing system.
92% goes to the TOC, or in the case of two operators on the same route, 46% each.
Therefore with a Cherwell Day Ranger, GWR will keep £4.60 of the total £5 (with Railcard) value, 40p will go to the ticketing organisation.
With a £6.45 Reading to Oxford ticket. 51p will go to the ticketing organisation, £2.97 to GWR and £2.97 to CrossCountry.
Therefore GWR are out of pocket by £1.63, which is why I am confused at their logic for getting rid.
I think that's very unlikely as GWR are one of the very few that allow you to buy rovers and rangers online. Their website used to be rather shy in promoting rovers/rangers but they are far more open about them now. On their website they can be found just one page in under "find cheap train tickets".Agree with the post above, is something more sinister going on? The eventual discontinuation of all GWR ranger and rover tickets? I wouldn't be at all surprised.
That's correct. The GWR website also states this as does the National Rail website.The odd thing is that the Rail Rover website (www.railrover.org/pages/cherwell-valley-day-ranger.html) has them as available at weekends and public holidays only
A programming error. A ticket delivered the next day which not only would be out of date when you received it but wasn't even valid for the date it was issued. Tickets for the 19th would not be delivered in time so they got that one right.yet if you search for one via the GWR site for tomorrow (Friday 18th) it lists the Cherwell Valley Ranger as an option, but it doesn't for Saturday 19th.
As mentioned in a previous post the Oxfordshire Day Ranger is available covering the area and is valid for each day of the week, mind you it costs a lot more!Much as I regret the demise of any rover or ranger ticket, I think it a bit surprising that GWR ever did see fit to offer them for such a short distance in the first place, especially as I wouldn't tend to think of the Reading-Didcot-Banbury corridor as a particularly touristy area apart from Oxford itself. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.