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Would imagine many were elsewhere in train (some of course were travelling earlier with walk up tickets (no evening time restrictions on Fridays from King Cross) and London Terminals transfer time given can be way too long.
Some of the Sleepers didn't have any type of lounge car facility so you were limited to your berth (or the toilet :D) catering was drinks to your berth, tea/coffee & biscuits with morning wake up call.
You might be surprised at the number of people that dislike both the plain white paper tvm issued trial tickets and orange "bog roll" tickets. When I issue CCST tickets regularly receive positive comments about "proper tickets" A lot of older people seem to struggle with e-tickets but of course...
The berth supplement prices do increase once you get to 4 weeks out, as others have said the cheaper quotas do sell out earlier (espically Friday/Sunday nights) Looking at 15th October you can have single cabin for £49 or twin berth for £79. Search 1st August & you get £199 for a single and £309...
The big problem now is e-tickets and digital railcards make ticket inspections far slower than they used to be, those that struggle to load up their phones (especially those that scroll through loads of emails instead of using app) can slow down the process considerably. Then you have certain...
When the lower fare ticket stated "Not via Norwich" it avoided any confusion with the higher priced one being valid on both routes. So much for simplification.
So would a Wymondham to London off peak return via Norwich no longer be valid to come back via Cambridge ? (even although via Cambridge is a lower fare)
To see commuters booking up Advances you only have to look at 0630 or 0700 Norwich to Liverpool St. services, full & standing most mornings. They generally have minimum 65 - 70% of travellers on Advance tickets, about 25% on Season tickets with less than 10% on Anytime tickets. Seems strange...
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