First train of 3 cancelled, and advance ticket for each

[ThrowAway10101]

Going from Leeds to Leicester.

The first train, 15:45 Northern service from Leeds to Sheffield is cancelled, and i cant go earlier so theres no other service let alone northern that will get me to Sheffield in time for the next train (16:40 EMR service to Nottingham).

Used trainsplit and the filters and found the next best service (in the screenshots) so that i take the 17:32 train though it is direct to leicester.

I assume this is allowed as it is the same TOC even if direct?

Does the separate advance tickets mean i cant find alternative routes? I know with an off peak return i could.

And wondering if i take an earlier train or a train that arrives faster can i catch earlier services of the the same second and third trains or is that not possible?

 

[blimmo]

What exact tickets do you have?

 

[ThrowAway10101]

What exact tickets do you have?

Advance ticket Leeds to Sheffield (Northern 15:45)
Advance ticket Sheffield to Nottingham (EMR 16:40)
Advance ticket Nottingham to Leicester (EMR 17:50)

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Going from Leeds to Leicester.

The first train, 15:45 Northern service from Leeds to Sheffield is cancelled, and i cant go earlier so theres no other service let alone northern that will get me to Sheffield in time for the next train (16:40 EMR service to Nottingham).

Used trainsplit and the filters and found the next best service (in the screenshots) so that i take the 17:32 train though it is direct to leicester.

I assume this is allowed as it is the same TOC even if direct?

To confirm are your tickets
Leeds - Sheffield Advance Northern Only
Sheffield - Nottingham Advance EMR Only
And Nottingham - Leicester Advance EMR Only

Since you are using split tickets you must go via the split points, so if your tickets split at Sheffield and Nottingham you must go via Sheffield and Nottingham.

 

[ThrowAway10101]

To confirm are your tickets
Leeds - Sheffield Advance Northern Only
Sheffield - Nottingham Advance EMR Only
And Nottingham - Leicester Advance EMR Only

Since you are using split tickets you must go via the split points, so if your tickets split at Sheffield and Nottingham you must go via Sheffield and Nottingham.

Yeah thats right. the direct Sheffield to Leicester EMR train doesn't go via Nottingham so that's out unless i ask staff?

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Yeah thats right. the direct Sheffield to Leicester EMR train doesn't go via Nottingham so that's out unless i ask staff?

If it doesn't impact your other options, it's worth a try to ask. The person you'll want to ask is the guard/train manager (the title is irrelevant, the role is the same) as they are the one with the authority to let you travel on their train.

 

[ThrowAway10101]

If it doesn't impact your other options, it's worth a try to ask. The person you'll want to ask is the guard/train manager (the title is irrelevant, the role is the same) as they are the one with the authority to let you travel on their train.

Thank you i’ll try that. I expect its fine though it will save them on delay repay .