Yesterday I observed a passenger board at Ben Rhudding (unstaffed station, Ilkley line) then asking the guard for a train & bus dayrover. The guard advised he couldn't sell it from his machine (but could do train only). The passenger eventually purchased a Ben Rhydding-Huddersfield CDR.
Questions:
-is the train & bus ticket available from rail stations, or is it just at WYPTE outlets and post offices?
-is it possible to issue this ticket on the mobile terminals?
-was the guard correct to refuse to sell the above ticket on the train (when no other facilities available)?
-if the ticket is available to staffed stations, yet the guard couldn't issue it (either due to machine issues or training issues) what should he have done? Passed to Leeds? Sold a Leeds ticket with the instruction it could be exchanged for part credit? Other?
-why isn't this popular ticket available from Northern TVMs (either cash/xard or card only)?
Thanks
Questions:
-is the train & bus ticket available from rail stations, or is it just at WYPTE outlets and post offices?
-is it possible to issue this ticket on the mobile terminals?
-was the guard correct to refuse to sell the above ticket on the train (when no other facilities available)?
-if the ticket is available to staffed stations, yet the guard couldn't issue it (either due to machine issues or training issues) what should he have done? Passed to Leeds? Sold a Leeds ticket with the instruction it could be exchanged for part credit? Other?
-why isn't this popular ticket available from Northern TVMs (either cash/xard or card only)?
Thanks