Strangely expensive journey?

[Harbon 1]

During my business studies lesson last Friday, I was looking for times and fares to get from Lincoln to Grantham the next day (10th).. After finding a decent time train with a child return at £6.60, I thought, "I fancy a bit of a journey, oooh, this one has a change at Retford." long story short, a child standard single from Grantham to Lincoln via Retford is over £54....

Anyone got any idea why?

Cheers,
Matt

 

[MidnightFlyer]

From Retford-Lincoln it gives the price of an Child East Midlands 3/7 Flexi-Rover at £46.90.

 

[Harbon 1]

Cheers Matt,

Is the £7 ticket not valid then?

 

[MarkyMarkD]

No, because via Retford is not a permitted route for Grantham to Lincoln. The permitted routes are via Newark or via Sleaford.

 

[Eagle]

Odd that the website is giving you a rover for that (normally for fast but non-permitted journeys like this split tickets are offered, in this case likely Lincoln to Retford and Retford to Grantham, which costs far less than the rover).

 

[Mcr Warrior]

:roll: Just wait until Smartcard technology is rolled out on the rail network, and someone travelling from say, Seaford (Sussex) to Lewes, get chinged for the price of a single from Seaford to Kyle of Lochalsh for having failed to touch out properly at their intended destination just up the line.