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I had a similar thing last week.
Tickets booked online with SWT, and collection at Woking machine.
I got the same error message for first set of two sets booked for the one trip (split tickets). The second set issued OK.
However, when I immediately tried to retrieve the first set for a...
Has to be 700 Coastliner Portsmouth to Brighton - 50+ miles and 4 hour journey time. Runs every 15 minutes throughout, and every 10 minutes from Littlehampton to Brighton.
I had this problem some time back and the only reply that I could get from ATOC was that I had to buy split tickets for the portions of route on which First Class was available, even if it was available for the whole journey.
My example was Manchester to Derby, where 1st is available by TPE to...
I don't agree with this interpretation of the part of the guide quoted.
What it actually says is that "any permitted" can be used on all permitted routes in the guide.
The judgement as regards an "any permitted" ticket not being permitted on a higher priced route-specific fare only...
Here is the response I got from ATOC regarding the 50% multiplier rule in NFM98:
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"With regard to the issue you have with First Class composite fares, the ruling you state no longer applies. It is the responsibility of the Train Company that sets the fares for a particular journey to...
Following text pasted from my earlier post in Feb 09 as it covers the issue:
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I have had a similar problem when booking Wigan to Derby, seeking first class on Manchester to Sheffield and Sheffield to Derby legs. No first class fare was available for this trip, nor was there one for...
I have had a similar problem when booking Wigan to Derby, seeking first class on Manchester to Sheffield and Sheffield to Derby legs. No first class fare was available for this trip, nor was there one for Manchester to Derby, where first class accommodation is available on many trains...
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