Manchester to Stevenage Any Permitted

[Lee_Again]

Hi,

What routes are valid on the return portion of an Off Peak return marked 'Any Permitted'?

I ask because I may come back via Leeds or Sheffield. I presume Manchester>Euston>King's Cross>Stevenage is valid.

Also, can I go to York, then Stevenage?

Also, I know there is an easement allowing Selby > London via York. does this mean I can go Manchester>Selby>York>Stevenage?

Thanks in advance,

Lee

 

[headshot119]

All the routes between Manchester and Stevenage.

Valid Routes from Manchester Piccadilly [MAN] to Stevenage [SVG]:

1. Direct trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Stevenage
   
2. Shortest Route: 168.75 miles
   
3. Mapped Routes (subject to fares check):
   LONDON GROUP - Stevenage:
   • EE
   
   MANCHESTER GROUP - LONDON GROUP:
   • CM + GC
   • CS
   • GM + CM + GC
   • GM + CS
   • GM + MA
   • MA
   
   MANCHESTER GROUP - Stevenage:
   • GM + MA + BP + ER
   • GM + WY + ER
   • LY + WK + EE
   • LY + WK + ER
   • MA + BP + ER
   • MS + MM + BP + ER
   • MS + SH + ER
   • NL + ER
   • PS + ER
   • TP + WK + EE
   • TP + WK + ER

To answer your specific questions :

Manchester - Euston - Kings Cross - Stevenage is valid.
Manchester - Huddersfield Or Halifax - Leeds - Stevenage is valid

As for going via York I am not sure whether you can or not. I've had a quick skim through the maps and couldn't see it, and I'm not 100% on the easements.

 

[sonic2009]

Manchester - Stevenage is valid via maps :
LONDON GM+MA+BP+ER GM+WY+ER LY+WK+EE LY+WK+ER MA+BP+ER
MS+MM+BP+ER MS+SH+ER NL+ER PS+ER TP+WK+EE TP+WK+ER

Manchester - Stevenage via York would be valid using the combination :

TP + WK + ER

TP : Manchester - Huddersfield
WK : Huddersfield - Wakefield - Pontrefact - Goole - Gilberdyke
ER : Gilberdyke - Selby - York - Peterborough - Stevenage

Manchester - Stevenage via Selby, York would be valid using this map combination :

GM + WY + ER

GM : Manchester - Stalybridge - Huddersfield
WY : Huddersfield - Leeds - Selby
ER : Selby - York - Doncaster - Peterborough - Stevenage

 

[headshot119]

TP + WK + ER

TP : Manchester - Huddersfield - Leeds - York
ER : York - Doncaster - Peterborough - Stevenage
WK : Not needed.

Surely to use a combination of maps you have to use all three maps in order. So WK needs to be used in this case.

 

[Lampshade]

Surely it'd be easier to just change at Peterborough?

 

[t0ffeeman]

Surely it'd be easier to just change at Peterborough?

Normally the EMT to Manchester takes about an hour longer than using EC to Doncaster and TPE to Manchester.

 

[sonic2009]

Normally the EMT to Manchester takes about an hour longer than using EC to Doncaster and TPE to Manchester.

Example journey times if using leaving after 1600 today :

1620 dep Manchester Piccadilly - Doncaster arr 1735 dep 1745 arr Stevenage 1907

1643 dep Manchester Piccadilly - Peterborough arr 1938 dep 1950 arr Stevenage 2020

So i'd agree it was quicker via Doncaster

 

[Lee_Again]

Thanks for all the replies.

Appreciated.

Lee