LM Great Escape and the Bletchley incident

[46100ROYALSCOT]

Just a thought, as the Great Escape starts tomorrow do you think Chiltern will accept the GE ticket from Moor St to Marylebone ? If so might make a special journey.

 

[First class]

If there's no disruption then no, it won't be accepted.

However it is likely to continue, (but not as bad as today), so just keep up to date with NRES.

 

[TheJRB]

My grandfather and I have a London Midland Great Escape voucher ready to take with us to London tomorrow that we intended to use for travel to Birmingham. A couple of things are obviously concerning us currently: the continuing disruption caused by the derailed 90 and the potentially bad weather.

Now assuming the weather goes in our favour and the WCML is still disrupted in the morning (the very train I was planning on us catching has been cancelled already according to NRE), is there any alternative travel opportunities? I understand that Chiltern are currently accepting LM and VT tickets, but what would the situation be with this offer?

I take it we would still have to go to Euston in order to get the tickets themselves, but then what?

As it happens, it's not too big a concern as my grandfather's sort of ruled out Birmingham now because of the predicted snow, but should all go well in that regard, would we just have to find something else to do?

 

[First class]

Read here http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=59583 [Mod Note - Now Merged]

Everything you need to know is here http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/maps/divroutes/LM alternative routes.pdf

 

[TheJRB]

Read here http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=59583

Everything you need to know is here http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/maps/divroutes/LM alternative routes.pdf

Thanks for the links. I suppose I wan't the only person wondering about this then!

 

[embers25]

According to NRES LM are running an almost normal service bar one through Birmingham service so no reason for any Great Escape passenger to not use LM. However if I remember from an earlier thread Virgin have already said that in the event of ANY type of disruption they will not accept Great Escape which does fly in the face of the new so called inter-operator disruption ticket acceptance pact.

 

[First class]

According to NRES LM are running an almost normal service bar one through Birmingham service so no reason for any Great Escape passenger to not use LM. However if I remember from an earlier thread Virgin have already said that in the event of ANY type of disruption they will not accept Great Escape which does fly in the face of the new so called inter-operator disruption ticket acceptance pact.

Where have they said that?

Virgin will accept them during disruption, as we will accept their tickets. Virgin have promoted the fact they aren't normally valid quite well through the use of warning posters, but that is just under normal circs.

 

[46100ROYALSCOT]

Please forgive me if I am repeating myself but just to clarify, if the disruption is in operation tomorrow and though certain LM trains are running to Euston will it definitely be possible to travel from Moor St to Marylebone on Chiltern?

 

[First class]

Please forgive me if I am repeating myself but just to clarify, if the disruption is in operation tomorrow and though certain LM trains are running to Euston will it definitely be possible to travel from Moor St to Marylebone on Chiltern?

Too early to advise sorry. You will need to check with NRES in the morning, or check the LM twitter feed. A lot can be done in a night.

 

[TheJRB]

I noticed this on LM's twitter feed from five minutes ago in response to somebody asking about Great Escape validity on other TOCs:

No acceptance by others now things are back together again.

 

[embers25]

Where have they said that?

Virgin will accept them during disruption, as we will accept their tickets. Virgin have promoted the fact they aren't normally valid quite well through the use of warning posters, but that is just under normal circs.

I was only quoting your own words in thread http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58980 on 24 Jan at 2058!!!!

"VT have reminded LM that they will not honour these tickets, even in the event of disruption."

So are you now saying you were wrong?

 

[First class]

I was only quoting your own words in thread http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58980 on 24 Jan at 2058!!!!

"VT have reminded LM that they will not honour these tickets, even in the event of disruption."

So are you now saying you were wrong?

I didn't mean disruption this major!!! Especially that they "allegedly" caused.

I'm talking about having to wait for the next LM train if one is cancelled/very late etc... not if one is coming at all!

 

[tgsh2011]

VT are making quite clear on NRE and Twitter that they will accept LM tickets between Birmingham and Euston. This is not qualified in any way. Therefore a LM Great Escape ticket (which is a LM ticket) is valid today on VT as advertised. If any TM refused the GE ticket and proceedings were issued they would get nowhere!

 

[SickyNicky]

VT are making quite clear on NRE and Twitter that they will accept LM tickets between Birmingham and Euston. This is not qualified in any way. Therefore a LM Great Escape ticket (which is a LM ticket) is valid today on VT as advertised. If any TM refused the GE ticket and proceedings were issued they would get nowhere!

I successfully travelled on VT today between Birmingham and Euston and back in 1st class (with freebies) on an LM great escape.

Both journeys I had no issues - guard glanced at my ticket and said thanks. I would guess they have been briefed to accept LM tickets.

NRE still says that Virgin will accept "LM customers".