Carlisle-Newcastle has lots of mapped routes, which makes it valid via York and Leeds.
Carlisle and Newcastle are both Routeing Points, so there is no need for the fares check.
Mapped routes are:-
Which makes it an incredibly flexible ticket.
Anyone undertaking such a journey is strongly advised to bring the relevant printouts from the RG with them, including the list of mapped routes and the relevant maps.
Northern did try to "ching" someone on one of these tickets, and Northern were then forced to refund the excess, apologise, and admitted that the route taken was valid. TPE once challenged someone else on one of these tickets but when shown the Routeing Guide, accepted it was valid. You might get less hassle from a Heworth to Wigton ticket (only slightly more expensive), as guards are likely to think that Newcastle to Carlisle won't be valid via York.
I suspect the anomaly will be removed in the next revision of the Routeing Guide (Northern have recently removed many other anomalies such as Bradford-Skipton being cheaper than Leeds-Skipton but valid via Leeds) so you can be sure this loophole won't be around for long!!!
Carlisle and Newcastle are both Routeing Points, so there is no need for the fares check.
Mapped routes are:-
Which makes it an incredibly flexible ticket.
Anyone undertaking such a journey is strongly advised to bring the relevant printouts from the RG with them, including the list of mapped routes and the relevant maps.
Northern did try to "ching" someone on one of these tickets, and Northern were then forced to refund the excess, apologise, and admitted that the route taken was valid. TPE once challenged someone else on one of these tickets but when shown the Routeing Guide, accepted it was valid. You might get less hassle from a Heworth to Wigton ticket (only slightly more expensive), as guards are likely to think that Newcastle to Carlisle won't be valid via York.
I suspect the anomaly will be removed in the next revision of the Routeing Guide (Northern have recently removed many other anomalies such as Bradford-Skipton being cheaper than Leeds-Skipton but valid via Leeds) so you can be sure this loophole won't be around for long!!!
