LM Great Escape

[185143]

184143, you will get a refund. But honestly it's hardly worth the bother. Keep your ticket, check one or two days before you travel what the schedule shows. If the 0735 is definitely not calling at Stafford, take your ticket to a ticket office if you're so inclined, they will probably be able to verify it won't be stopping there and get you another seat reservation on the next VT from Crewe to Stafford.

If that isn't what you want, and you would prefer to travel by direct train, either VT customer relations or a VT ticket office is the place to go. But why you'd want to get XC I don't know... If it were me, my preference would be to take the booked train as far as either Crewe or Stoke depending where it goes, and then next available connection to destination, which may actually be LM.

What I wouldn't do is refund your ticket and then have to buy a more expensive replacement.

I'm not bothered about a direct train.
Would this mean I'd be able travel on the 07:55 VT to Crewe and change there? Surely changing at Stoke on the 07:35 would be more appropriate?

I have a VT STA-MAN advance for my return journey as well, obviously now seemingly on a train that doesn't exist from Stafford.

Why do I sense a Delay Repay claim coming?
(Sadly) they are the lowest tier £4.50 tickets.

 

[Starmill]

You would be very silly to try to refund them then. Replacement tickets will almost certainly cost more. Travel on the 0755 and the next VT to Stafford, then do your delay claim, or take the 0735 to Stoke and look for an endorsement to use XC or LM to Stafford.