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You can save money on 142094's option by using the following connections outward:
Stevenage 8:12 to York 10:32 £12.30 Advance single
York 10:34 to Newcastle 11:43 £5.55 Advance single
So £17.85 outward. (Change at Peterborough but same train Peterborough-Newcastle)