Paddington to Waterloo via Windsor

[dzug2]

Can be done for the price of a single journey underground ticket on at least the TPX and National Rail sites.

It has to be a glitch but is it recent or well known?

What's likely to happen to someone trying it?

 

[maniacmartin]

The ticket I presume you're referring to is the one showing on BRFares as:

SDS ANYTIME DAY S ◊ ANY PERMITTED £5.30
From: TRVCARD 1
To: Zone U1* LONDN

(There is also a £4.30 ticket routed VIA UNDERGRD/DLR)

I don't think the Routeing Guide covers tickets like this, between London Termini, and my guess is that the ticket issued will not actually be valid via Windsor, as the shortest route is virtually 0 miles (Tube miles are not counted as rail miles)

 

[dzug2]

That must be it - but you do get an itinerary via Windsor (if you specify via Windsor obviously) to print out though so there must be some bad programming there.

If you don't specify the route it sends you via tube to Charing Cross then train to Waterloo East

 

[34D]

The ticket I presume you're referring to is the one showing on BRFares as:

SDS ANYTIME DAY S ◊ ANY PERMITTED £5.30
From: TRVCARD 1
To: Zone U1* LONDN

(There is also a £4.30 ticket routed VIA UNDERGRD/DLR)

I don't think the Routeing Guide covers tickets like this, between London Termini, and my guess is that the ticket issued will not actually be valid via Windsor, as the shortest route is virtually 0 miles (Tube miles are not counted as rail miles)

Does it print as U1 or as Paddington (and would this answer be different for a tvm or for online?

 

[maniacmartin]

I doubt it'll print as Paddington as this is the same ticket is available between any pair of stations in Zone 1

 

[455driver]

I have just tried putting Paddington to Waterloo via Windsor in SWTs own website and it gives a 2 hour journey for a £5.30 fare (one day travelcard) and it will let me book it.

It has even texted the itinary to me, interesting.

 

[maniacmartin]

455driver, if you have actually booked this, I'd be interested in seeing a picture of the ticket you get issued.

I hope you booked seat reservations

 

[bb21]

If the ticket is booked with that itinerary then it has to be honoured, although I wouldn't fancy being the one arguing at Waterloo gateline to be let onto the train.

 

[dzug2]

I hope you booked seat reservations

With the exception of the occasional HST from Paddington that calls at Slough these are not reservable lines.

 

[maniacmartin]

That's a shame as it would bolster your claim to any staff that your ticket is "valid"