Hi,
Travelling from SOU to Crewe this weekend and figured I'd go via London because the off peak fare is only slightly more than the slow and overcrowded (IMO) Cross Country route.
Couple of questions:
* If I get across London quickly I might be able to pick up an 1857 non stop service which is shown as an off peak train. Is this right, I thought it was from 1900? (It's a Piccadilly service apparently, must be some sort of peak extra I presume, a relief for the 1900?)
* Is it possible on a SOU-Crewe via London return to travel back via Birmingham? (i.e Crewe-New St and then New St-Euston, Waterloo-Southampton) with a break of journey? Seeing as there are through trains this way I'd presume the answer is yes. Are there peak hour restrictions out of New St TOWARDS London which I need to avoid? (returning on Monday) Could I excess (or de-excess) to XC if I want to go back that way? (It's XC on Friday which is a PIT* in my experience, more so than trains out of Euston, so don't mind returning via XC)
Thanks,
Nick
Travelling from SOU to Crewe this weekend and figured I'd go via London because the off peak fare is only slightly more than the slow and overcrowded (IMO) Cross Country route.
Couple of questions:
* If I get across London quickly I might be able to pick up an 1857 non stop service which is shown as an off peak train. Is this right, I thought it was from 1900? (It's a Piccadilly service apparently, must be some sort of peak extra I presume, a relief for the 1900?)
* Is it possible on a SOU-Crewe via London return to travel back via Birmingham? (i.e Crewe-New St and then New St-Euston, Waterloo-Southampton) with a break of journey? Seeing as there are through trains this way I'd presume the answer is yes. Are there peak hour restrictions out of New St TOWARDS London which I need to avoid? (returning on Monday) Could I excess (or de-excess) to XC if I want to go back that way? (It's XC on Friday which is a PIT* in my experience, more so than trains out of Euston, so don't mind returning via XC)
Thanks,
Nick
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