Hebden Bridge to Nottingham

[Steveoh]

I've an unused return portion of a Nottingham to Huddersfield ticket. I now need to travel back from Hebden Bridge. Can anyone advise the best usage of the return portion. Is a single to Leeds the best bet? Can I excess the ticket?

Thanks

 

[bb21]

If the ticket is used then you will need to buy a new ticket. Do you mean "unused"?

 

[Steveoh]

If the ticket is used then you will need to buy a new ticket. Do you mean "unused"?

Er yes. I'd like to blame the predictive text

 

[bb21]

I think a single to Sowerby Bridge is all you need. I assume that you have the £26.60 Off-Peak Return?

 

[Romilly]

If you are going to go from Hebden Bridge to Leeds via Bradford, then I agree that you need a Hebden Bridge-Leeds ticket (but see the Edit below). But if you are going to go to Leeds on the Hebden Bridge-Sowerby Bridge-Brighouse-Mirfield-Leeds train, then I think that you need only a Hebden Bridge-Mirfield single at £4.40.

Edit: if I ask the VT East Coast website to give me Nottingham-Huddersfield fares for journeys via Leeds and calling at Halifax, the basic Nottingham-Huddersfield fares are shown as available for the route Nottingham-Sheffield-Leeds-Bradford Interchange-Halifax-Huddersfield. If that's correct, and you are going to go from Hebden Bridge to Leeds via Bradford Interchange, you need only a Hebden Bridge-Halifax single.

 

[bb21]

Huddersfield to Nottingham is permitted via Sowerby Bridge so a ticket is only required to there.

If the OP has the £48.10 Off-Peak Return, a zero-fare over-distance excess (if he can get it) is the cheapest. Hebden Bridge - Nottingham is permitted via Huddersfield.

 

[Romilly]

I think a single to Sowerby Bridge is all you need. I assume that you have the £26.60 Off-Peak Return?

I am not sure that I understand how Sowerby Bridge is on a permitted route from Huddersfield to Nottingham.

 

[bb21]

Sowerby Bridge is a member of Halifax group, and map permission WK+SY (amongst others) should cover it, with intercept point being Bradford Group.

 

[Romilly]

I think that routeing guide easement 700575 may explain why I cannot get permitted Nottingham-Huddersfield itineraries to show routes via Sowerby Bridge:

700575
Journeys between Huddersfield, Deighton and Mirfield to Leeds and beyond may not travel via Sowerby Bridge. Journeys may however travel via Halifax. This negative easement applies in both directions

 

[bb21]

I think that routeing guide easement 700575 may explain why I cannot get permitted Nottingham-Huddersfield itineraries to show routes via Sowerby Bridge:

Hmm, in that case, a ticket to Halifax would suffice. £2.60 single so only 50p more than the Sowerby Bridge ticket.

I can think of a way to argue that that particular easement does not apply, but for the sake of 50p I would say just buy the ticket to Halifax instead.

 

[Romilly]

Hmm, in that case, a ticket to Halifax would suffice. £2.60 single so only 50p more than the Sowerby Bridge ticket.

But presumably only if going to Leeds via Bradford.

If going to Leeds via Brighouse & Mirfield, I still think that a Hebden Bridge-Mirfield ticket would be needed.

 

[bb21]

But presumably only if going to Leeds via Bradford.

If going to Leeds via Brighouse & Mirfield, I still think that a Hebden Bridge-Mirfield ticket would be needed.

Yes, I just assumed that he wanted the quickest or cheapest route. Probably should have qualified that.

Otherwise a ticket to Mirfield will be required. Strange that Mirfield is in Huddersfield Group yet Brighouse is not.

 

[Steveoh]

Thanks for the suggestions. Sorry I have a £26.60 off peak return I should have said. I want to get home as quickly as possible with as little fuss. I should have thought of Murfield. I'll see which is the next train when I get the Hebden and buy from the ticket office based on the advice given.