falloutphil
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- 13 Mar 2012
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Hi,
I need to travel out of London to Bletchley and back to South Acton on a weekday evening.
I have a Zone 1-2 travelcard so getting to Euston will not cost me (or indeed to Z2 Boundary if these tickets are available), but I want to return via Harrow & Wealdstone and Wilesden Junction to South Acton (Z3), not via Euston.
Euston - Bletchley
Bletchley - South Acton
I've had a bit of a play around and you can get a return with NSE railcard from South Acton for £13.15 - much cheaper than singles. But this doesn't cover the whole of my outward leg.
But the outward South Acton ticket should cover me from Harrow & Wealdstone as this is a required change on that ticket. I'm assuming I am not covered from Willesden Junction, because although it is on the same line the Euston-Bletchley service does not stop there.
So can I just buy a single from Euston to Harrow & Wealdstone and be completely covered?
My concern is that whilst I know when using 2 tickets the train must stop at station where you change over tickets, I'm not sure what happens when you are using PART of the outward bound ticket (from Harrow onwards). The train will stop at Harrow of course - a valid change point on the outward bound ticket, but the fact that my second ticket will say "South Acton - Bletchley" rather than "Harrow & Wealdstone - Bletchley" - is that against the rules? Must I travel the full length of the ticket for it to be valid?
Any advice how to get this fare as cheaply as possible appreciated!
Thanks,
Phil
I need to travel out of London to Bletchley and back to South Acton on a weekday evening.
I have a Zone 1-2 travelcard so getting to Euston will not cost me (or indeed to Z2 Boundary if these tickets are available), but I want to return via Harrow & Wealdstone and Wilesden Junction to South Acton (Z3), not via Euston.
Euston - Bletchley
Bletchley - South Acton
I've had a bit of a play around and you can get a return with NSE railcard from South Acton for £13.15 - much cheaper than singles. But this doesn't cover the whole of my outward leg.
But the outward South Acton ticket should cover me from Harrow & Wealdstone as this is a required change on that ticket. I'm assuming I am not covered from Willesden Junction, because although it is on the same line the Euston-Bletchley service does not stop there.
So can I just buy a single from Euston to Harrow & Wealdstone and be completely covered?
My concern is that whilst I know when using 2 tickets the train must stop at station where you change over tickets, I'm not sure what happens when you are using PART of the outward bound ticket (from Harrow onwards). The train will stop at Harrow of course - a valid change point on the outward bound ticket, but the fact that my second ticket will say "South Acton - Bletchley" rather than "Harrow & Wealdstone - Bletchley" - is that against the rules? Must I travel the full length of the ticket for it to be valid?
Any advice how to get this fare as cheaply as possible appreciated!
Thanks,
Phil