Hello all,
I'm planning to travel from Durham to Oxford on 25th June.
I want to use a Super-Off Peak return, as I will be attending a meeting at 16:30. I'm expecting this to finish before the last possible train back to Durham (20:07 from Oxford via London). There's an outside chance it will run over, in which case I have arranged to travel to Leamington Spa where I can stay with a friend, and will resume my journey the next day.
I looked up the validity code, to confirm that break of journey would be allowed on the return leg. It is, but another issue has cropped up:
I was hoping to travel from Durham on the 08:47 direct to Oxford on 25th, as this was the earliest train suggested by eastcoast.co.uk. The validity code is 1L, which includes the note
This implies to me that it shouldn't be valid on the 08:47 from Durham. Can someone confirm whether this is in fact the case? Although I Could get a later train, I would like to get the 08:47 (the meeting is a job interview so I'd like to arrive as early as possible!) and I'm sure I'll be OK if I book a seat, but it would be good to know if I've missed something here?
(Codes from http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/pdfs/OffPeak.pdf by the way)
I'm planning to travel from Durham to Oxford on 25th June.
I want to use a Super-Off Peak return, as I will be attending a meeting at 16:30. I'm expecting this to finish before the last possible train back to Durham (20:07 from Oxford via London). There's an outside chance it will run over, in which case I have arranged to travel to Leamington Spa where I can stay with a friend, and will resume my journey the next day.
I looked up the validity code, to confirm that break of journey would be allowed on the return leg. It is, but another issue has cropped up:
I was hoping to travel from Durham on the 08:47 direct to Oxford on 25th, as this was the earliest train suggested by eastcoast.co.uk. The validity code is 1L, which includes the note
Code 2V tells me:For journeys to southern England via Birmingham on CrossCountry, use restriction code 2V.
Outward and Return Journeys -
By any train except those scheduled to depart before 09:30.
This implies to me that it shouldn't be valid on the 08:47 from Durham. Can someone confirm whether this is in fact the case? Although I Could get a later train, I would like to get the 08:47 (the meeting is a job interview so I'd like to arrive as early as possible!) and I'm sure I'll be OK if I book a seat, but it would be good to know if I've missed something here?
(Codes from http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/pdfs/OffPeak.pdf by the way)