Quicksilver
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- 2 Jun 2009
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Hi there,
We are thinking of relocating to Leicester. I will need to travel to London 3 weekdays, more or less every week. Occasionally more than 3. I shall need to arrive in London around 9.00 and leave around 19.00.
Is the cheapest way to do this to buy an annual season ticket? I did look at the possibility of reserving my days in advance, as I went along, but even assuming I managed to get hold of the cheapest available fare every time, the small difference in price, didn't seem to be worth all the extra hassle. But perhaps the experts have a better alternative?
If I did buy a season ticket, is there a way of reserving a seat for my journeys? East Midlands Trains apparently used to offer reserved seating for Season ticket holders, but have stopped due to abuse of the system. I wondered if there was a way around this? Obviously not for an entire year, but if I asked them to do a week/month at a time would they do this? Standing every day would not be fun.
Which leads me to my final question. How busy are these services? Will I be fighting for a seat at Leicester, or should I be OK? My concern is that if as a regular traveller I can't book a seat, I'll lose out to those making occasional journeys, who can reserve.
Any help gratefully received
We are thinking of relocating to Leicester. I will need to travel to London 3 weekdays, more or less every week. Occasionally more than 3. I shall need to arrive in London around 9.00 and leave around 19.00.
Is the cheapest way to do this to buy an annual season ticket? I did look at the possibility of reserving my days in advance, as I went along, but even assuming I managed to get hold of the cheapest available fare every time, the small difference in price, didn't seem to be worth all the extra hassle. But perhaps the experts have a better alternative?
If I did buy a season ticket, is there a way of reserving a seat for my journeys? East Midlands Trains apparently used to offer reserved seating for Season ticket holders, but have stopped due to abuse of the system. I wondered if there was a way around this? Obviously not for an entire year, but if I asked them to do a week/month at a time would they do this? Standing every day would not be fun.
Which leads me to my final question. How busy are these services? Will I be fighting for a seat at Leicester, or should I be OK? My concern is that if as a regular traveller I can't book a seat, I'll lose out to those making occasional journeys, who can reserve.
Any help gratefully received