Recent content by RonnieMac

I happened to see this being performed live the other night and thought some of you might appreciate it. I wonder if he is a member here?

A couple of weeks ago I got caught up in the chaos caused by the extremely rainy weather (I hadn't realised the extent of the disruption when I started my journey). On the 7th Nov I travelled from Manchester Victoria to Leeds, and then back from Leeds to Todmorden, travelling only on Northern...

Now the ticket clerk has got back to me (I gave him my number) and said that, after looking into it further, that overnight break of journey IS allowed on this ticket! It’s all very confusing though when even the staff don’t seem to be aware of the rules, but fair play to him for investigating...

I am now at Todmorden ticket office and the cashier, although helpful, is saying that the ticketing structure changed when the anytime short returns were introduced a while ago and that they do NOT permit overnight break of journey on the return portion, and that if I want to do that I would...

I’m currently travelling on the return portion of a Harrogate-Manchester anytime short return, having taken the 23:19 Northern service from Manchester Victoria. My plan is to stay overnight at Todmorden and continue on to Harrogate in the morning. However, the guard has said that this is not...

The other day I had an advance Northern single for the last train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds (the 23:19 service). However, I was running early and arrived on the platform before the previous service, about twenty minutes earlier, had departed. The dispatcher noticed me waiting but not...

Thanks, I was at Todmorden. There were posters up saying that it was a Penalty Fare station, but presumably that is not effective yet? And presumably, when it is, the 'cash' option will then become available on the TVMs?

Apologies if this has already been discussed elsewhere, but the other day I was waiting for a train at a station which was unstaffed at the time, and as I had a few minutes to spare I thought it might behove me to work out how to obtain a 'promise to pay' ticket from one of Northern's newfangled...

I'm getting the 0925 from Wigan North Western yes. I need to be in Glasgow by midday so getting a later train is not an option. I suppose it's a good job I checked the journey times though, as had I, say, arrived at SLD at 0833 intending to catch the (non-existent) 0838, I would have been...

There is no actual seat reservation for the Salford Crescent to Wigan leg no. I'm happy to commence my journey slightly earlier; I was just worried that someone might say that I was on the 'wrong' train and that therefore my ticket was not valid, so thanks yorkie for clarifying what happens in...

I purchased advance tickets to Glasgow from Salford Crescent for tomorrow (Tues 13th Feb) several weeks ago. I bought the tickets in person at a booking office and paid cash. On the tickets the departure time is printed as 08:38 (I will be changing at Wigan and arriving in Glasgow just before...

Something else to think about as regards other towns/cities moving to an Oyster-type system: I am currently self-employed, but on a low income, and so in receipt of certain tax credits etc. Every so often I have to produce evidence of my expenses to the relevant authorities - at the moment, this...

I experienced this problem last week - I wanted to buy a day tram ticket, which costs £5, and the only means of payment I had on me was a £5 note. I ended up going to four different tram stops before I found one where I could purchase my ticket! I phoned the Metrolink customer services number...

Finally had a reply to the email I sent to Northern regarding this matter: 'Thank you for contacting Northern with regards to your concerns relating to staff on the Northern network providing incorrect information about the use of Anytime train tickets. Your comments and have been noted...

This happened to me recently. I was travelling on the return portion of an anytime Manchester-Harrogate ticket, and had intended to break my journey overnight at Todmorden. The guard on the Harrogate-Leeds train verbally endorsed my ticket with no problems. However, on the Leeds-Todmorden leg...