Pendolino 21st July

[martyn29]

Hi

I want to go on a pendolino on this day, can anyone find me a reasonable price? I can get to Nuneaton, or birmingham NS as I live in Leicester. I dont mind where its to and I would like to come back the same day, I would like to traval first class, but there doesnt seem to be any value advance tickets available.

thanks in advance..

Martyn

 

[Daniel]

Well you can't really go to Birmingham New Street on a pendolino as they don't run from Leicester... MidlandMainline is just giving me prices/times to Central Trains services.

Again, to Nuneaton from Leicester, MidlandMainline is giving me only Central Trains fares.

If you wanted, you could get a Central Trains to Birmingham, Virgin to Euston and then Midland Mainline back up?

If you let me know an exact route you want to do and i'll look it up for you?

 

[87015]

Nuneaton - Stafford via Trent Valley CDR? Used to be £5.10 when I was doing it a few years ago, probably nearer £7 these days?? Buy one and spend all day going up and down if the grip doesn't come!!

 

[Jordy]

Its £6 for a Nuneaton-Stafford CDR route Not Birmingham (IE Trent Valley only)

 

[martyn29]

Nuneaton - Stafford via Trent Valley CDR? Used to be £5.10 when I was doing it a few years ago, probably nearer £7 these days?? Buy one and spend all day going up and down if the grip doesn't come!!

Its £6 for a Nuneaton-Stafford CDR route Not Birmingham (IE Trent Valley only)

can I go on a pendo with this?

Cheers for all the help!
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Well you can't really go to Birmingham New Street on a pendolino as they don't run from Leicester... MidlandMainline is just giving me prices/times to Central Trains services.

Again, to Nuneaton from Leicester, MidlandMainline is giving me only Central Trains fares.

If you wanted, you could get a Central Trains to Birmingham, Virgin to Euston and then Midland Mainline back up?

If you let me know an exact route you want to do and i'll look it up for you?

I Wish the pendos did go to/from Leicester, I know they dont but I can get to another station to catch one.
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Nuneaton - Stafford via Trent Valley CDR? Used to be £5.10 when I was doing it a few years ago, probably nearer £7 these days?? Buy one and spend all day going up and down if the grip doesn't come!!

whats the grip?

 

[Daniel]

The "Grip" is the ticket checker.

 

[Guinness]

I Wish the pendos did go to/from Leicester, I know they dont but I can get to another station to catch one.

It's a shame that Leicester doesn't have Overhead lines. Besides if I lived in Leicester I'd be happy with HSTs and many a couple of EE and Sulzer near Birstall. 8)

 

[martyn29]

The "Grip" is the ticket checker.

What would the cheapest ticket be to go on a pendolino first class?

 

[Daniel]

From where to where?

 

[martyn29]

anywhere, I live in leicester, so I will need to get to a station where a pendo stops Nuneaton, rugby etc..

 

[Jordy]

LEICESTER 09:50 (Central Trains)
NUNEATON 10:14

(Leicester - Nuneaton Cheap Day Return = £6.60)

NUNEATON 10:25 (Virgin Pendolino)
STAFFORD 10:49
(or)
CREWE 11:10

(Nuneaton - Stafford Cheap Day Return (Standard Class) = £6)
(Nuneaton - Crewe Cheap Day Return (Standard Class) = £14.60 (by splitting tickets at Stafford)

First class tickets are considerably more expensive unfortunately, for example:

Nuneaton - Stafford First Day Return (First Class) = £30.40!

Looking at Advance purchase, there is no first class availability for the date you have picked

Let me know if you want me to look at different timings, or at timings for the return.

Hope this helps

Jordy
(BTW do you have a railcard?)

 

[voyagerdude220]

Hi Martyn 29,

What you could do, is get a Standard open single/return, and upgrade to FC for FREE on Saturday.

BTW you don't get any hot food free on weekends at all, just tea/coffee, biscuits, some "real crisps" which are far superior to ordinary walkers crisps, available from the shop in coach C.

What's it like on a Pendo in SC, as i have never travelled SC on a Pendo before?

 

[Jordy]

What you could do, is get a Standard open single/return, and upgrade to FC for FREE on Saturday.

How?

 

[Tom]

Virgin do free FC upgrades if you have a Standard Open ticket at weekends and bank holidays.

 

[Jordy]

Oh right! Something to remember! Is that WC only or does it include XC?

 

[voyagerdude220]

How?

Dam FC will suddenly get alot busier on weekends now that you lot know


Simply buy a SOS or SOR, travel on a weekend/bank holiday, and have a seat in FC free.

When i've done this, a total cow of a RSM refused to give me a snack box once, although the TM's are generally fine with it. RSM's don't seem to know about it at all.
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Oh right! Something to remember! Is that WC only or does it include XC?

All of VT, but I don't now if any other TOC's like GNER, TPE and FGW do it??

Please note that I will now claim comission on the money you save by be telling you about this offer

 

[Julian G]

Hi Martyn 29,



What's it like on a Pendo in SC, as i have never travelled SC on a Pendo before?

SC in a Pendo is alright for 30mins
After 4 hours, your back starts to hurt a bit

 

[voyagerdude220]

SC in a Pendo is alright for 30mins
After 4 hours, your back starts to hurt a bit

Is it similar to [what i can remember from] Voyager SC?

 

[martyn29]

LEICESTER 09:50 (Central Trains)
NUNEATON 10:14

(Leicester - Nuneaton Cheap Day Return = £6.60)

NUNEATON 10:25 (Virgin Pendolino)
STAFFORD 10:49
(or)
CREWE 11:10

(Nuneaton - Stafford Cheap Day Return (Standard Class) = £6)
(Nuneaton - Crewe Cheap Day Return (Standard Class) = £14.60 (by splitting tickets at Stafford)

First class tickets are considerably more expensive unfortunately, for example:

Nuneaton - Stafford First Day Return (First Class) = £30.40!

Looking at Advance purchase, there is no first class availability for the date you have picked

Let me know if you want me to look at different timings, or at timings for the return.

Hope this helps

Jordy
(BTW do you have a railcard?)

thanks Jordy! No I dont have a railcard, I am 29 so dont think I qualify

 

[Daniel]

You could get a Network Railcard.

 

[matt]

You could get a Network Railcard.

Isnt that only valid in London and south east of England?

 

[Daniel]

Yes, sorry, didn't know that until now.

Discounts only in London and the South East.

http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/Network Railcard area map(2004).pdf

 

[Mojo]

It used to be the case if the ticket was discounted (railcard, Priv, etc.) you could not claim the free upgrade & had to pay. Don't know if this still applies.

 

[Daniel]

Did it a while back with SWT on a family.

 

[Mojo]

I didn't know SWT let you have free Weekend First upgrades?

 

[Tom]

They don't.

£5 upgrade per person per portion.

 

[Mojo]

Maybe memorex just misread my post then. I said it used to be the case you couldn't claim a FREE upgrade at weekends on Virgin if you had a discounted ticket.

 

[Daniel]

Yes, sorry, I mis-read it. I thought you meant that you couldn't get a weekend first on a discounted ticket.