Recent content by richardtheblue

Thank you for the further replies. Indeed, sorry if I have been unclear. I am *not* trying to assert that there is any kind of right to buy a ticket on the train if you don't have time beforehand. London Midland, or their staff, can entirely reasonably insist that no tickets are sold on board...

Yes, certainly we have no problem with waiting for the next train - my wife said that if she'd known she wouldn't be able to use a railcard then she would have done so. But given that almost all guards are happy to sell tickets onboard if you ask permission, with all the applicable discounts, we...

Thank you for the (many and varied) responses - you've given me a number of things to think about (and started a debate it seems)! Since I wrote my earlier message in a hurry, please let me clarify a few things. First, my wife asked, and was given, permission to buy a ticket for her journey...

Hi, My wife had a problem today on a London Midland train from Longbridge to Five Ways. She arrived at the station just as the train was arriving so didn't have time to buy a ticket at the station, so went to the train guard and asked permission to buy a ticket on board, and he said that was...

Hi, Travelling from Cambridge to Banbury (Standard Off-peak return), is it permissible to go via Basingstoke? My attempt at checking the routeing guide suggests it is, travelling London Waterloo-Basingstoke on map WX (the direct SWT train?) and then Basingstoke-Reading-Banbury on map CS (with...

Hi, I recently travelled from London Marylebone to Banbury, and bought an super-off-peak return (£11.20 I think) as it was only 5p more than the single and I thought I might use the return part in the next month. I now wish to travel from Birmingham Moor Street to Marylebone on Sunday. Do I...

Yes, in the original post I meant the 08:25 - I mixed up the times for the north and south-bound XC services. I was indeed using a YPR - sorry for not mentioning this - so it does make a significant difference costwise. Thanks for all your help - I have emailed CrossCountry about this, and...

Hi, this morning I travelled on the 08:19 XC train from Banbury to University, using a saver return ticket (which the fastticket machine happily sold me beforehand). On board the ticket inspector told me that the saver returns are no longer valid before 9:30 am, as a result of the fare...

How can I find the restriction code for a particular ticket/journey (or otherwise find the applicable restrictions? More specifically, what restrictions apply to a saver return from Banbury to Longbridge? Does it matter whether I travel with Chiltern or Crosscountry? And (if anyone knows yet)...