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  1. jwos

    Southern Railway prosecutions

    There's a bit of distortion in that 'Mirror' - RPIs don't get paid commission.
  2. jwos

    Caledonian Sleeper

    I know you're not doing the sleeper now, but if you still were, the seated coach would not have been an option, as it is barred to all staff travel on Scotrail. You also wouldn't have the option of paying for an inclusive 1st class fare for single occupancy if your priv card says 'STD' in the...
  3. jwos

    Fading Railcard

    From the manual: "Replacements •Ask the customer to complete the Application for Replacement Railcard form fully and legibly. •Applicant must produce the completed receipt portion of the respective leaflet, which was completed at the time of the original purchase and has the issuing...
  4. jwos

    My ALR Thread

    You need the ticket itself to travel, and if you lose it yet still wish to travel you'll just have to buy another. Alas, as with all tickets, merely having a receipt, or proof of purchase, or a photocopy, will not entitle you to travel. Unlike with monthly or longer season tickets, no...
  5. jwos

    Confiscation of ticket? Is this legal?

    Regular scenario: Snotty wannabe lawyer or legal student with 16-25 IQ railcard tries it on on wrong train with AP ticket. Chances are they know full well the ticket's not valid, or have gone and asked at booking office and been told it will cost megabucks to travel on next service...
  6. jwos

    Useless website - Is this for real???

    At last we know where NRES get all their info from...
  7. jwos

    Useless website - Is this for real???

    http://www.etraintickets.co.uk/rail/trains-from-london-to-ripon.html You really couldn't make this stuff up if you tried...
  8. jwos

    Locals station names

    Weeton = Huby Cross Gates = Croggy Wakefield Westgate/Kirkgate = Wakey Doncaster = Donny Kings X = The cross Micklefield = Micky Castleford = Cas/Cas Vegas Pontefract = Ponty Featherstone = Fev Ferriby = North Ferriby Ockendon = South Ockendon Bradford Forster Square = Fozzie Bear...
  9. jwos

    Family Railcard -buy a full price adult and reduced child ticket

    Buying an undiscounted adult ticket with a discounted CHFAM ticket is perfectly fine, as long as the child on the discounted ticket travels with an adult whilst using the ticket. It doesn't matter if the adult's ticket is discounted or not. Booking office staff may encounter problems with...
  10. jwos

    Break of journey on Advance ticket. What can they do?

    Break of journey which involves finishing the journey early in any form is simply not allowed with advance purchase tickets, and if you do it you run the risk of incurring large costs. Getting off a reserved train short of the destination shown on the reservation is exactly the same. If...
  11. jwos

    transpennine real ale trail advice

    Cough Cough!!! Sorry - still think in old money sometimes - Make that an OFF PEAK Day Return £12.20.....
  12. jwos

    transpennine real ale trail advice

    Assuming you won't be travelling in the morning peak, as the pubs aren't open then... £12.20 for a cheap day return from Manchester Stns to Batley. You can break the journey as many times as you want, as long as you don't travel on the same stretch of line more than once in the same...
  13. jwos

    Over-Distance Excess Fares

    Yes, it's in FRPP, which refers to the conditions of carriage: "Excess Fares and National Rail Conditions of Carriage•The contract with the customer •Changing the contract by paying excess fares •Excess fares for holders of certain ticket types. Travel agents must not issue Excess Fares...
  14. jwos

    Over-Distance Excess Fares

    As is the case with excessing a day return to an open ticket, a ticket can only be excessed whilst it is still valid. Once you've reached the destination printed on it, it ceases to be so, therefore you'dve had to do it before arriving at Preston. Once you were on the train beyond Preston, by...
  15. jwos

    Glasgow - Cardiff

    Hmm... A 3chee to my touchee... The terms and conditions of Economy Singles as shown in 'the manual', which ATOC advertise as now being the only source for such information, and from where info in the Avantix is taken, state that break of journey is permitted on the rail portion. I'd...
  16. jwos

    Over-Distance Excess Fares

    I assume you travelled via Carlisle to Preston? It's an interesting issue this, because had you travelled via Leeds (also a valid route with your ticket, changing at Leeds and Blackburn, rather than Carlisle and Preston) the ticket would have been perfectly valid anyway, because Leeds to...
  17. jwos

    Glasgow - Cardiff

    The Restriction code is 6C, which states that: "Validity Code 6C ATW Outward Travel Return Travel Valid on date on ticket only Valid on Stena Line services port to port only Reservations are compulsory on the ship leg Break of journey on rail leg only No...
  18. jwos

    Glasgow - Cardiff

    The same applies with this journey, but start the ticket at Glasgow if you wish. A very handy trick to remember...
  19. jwos

    West Yorkshire Train Day Rover

    It is indeed correct. Even in APTIS days, you had to type "TO" then "M (SPACE) TR" to issue one. Metro do actually produce dedicated ticket stock for the train only day rover, but in practice you'll find most stations in W Yorks will issue them on blank orange stock anyway to save time and...

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