Recent content by dr_barnowl

Revisiting this topic... The ticket prices have gone down ; ever so slightly - 0.3% on the STY - LDS ticket, 0.4% on the Traincard, 0.3% on the straight-through season. Due to the timetable changes, I now get home 15 minutes later... but it's less likely I'll miss my final connection, so...

It hadn't occurred to me to do this another way. When I started, the journey was ... Atherton -> Stalybridge -> Leeds Leeds -> Stalybridge -> Victoria -> Atherton Which I can still do. My habitual return journey is Leeds -> (via Bradford / Halifax / etc) Victoria -> Atherton...

My morning journey stops at Stalybridge. Going home I could take the 1708 Liverpool train, for which I'd have to change at SYB, but I prefer to take the 1708 Victoria train, especially in the winter months. It's less congested, I get a seat (even if it's in the luggage rack), and I don't have...

The gates are primed for it (at least the ones I've seen) ; they have RF pickups at the front edge marked by the "wireless arcs" kind of symbol. I've seen guards applying their card to this area as an override on gates they are manning for people with corrupted magstripes and incompatible season...

I'm in a similar situation.. Travelling from the west side of Greater Manchester to Leeds ; An anytime day ticket is now £28.80 (About £7 more than it was the last time I looked). A "straight" annual season from my home station to Leeds is £3,472 But a GMPTE Traincard plus a season...