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That's not allowed, it's a workaround and not fair :) You're also be branded a "PEST" - pesky extreme split ticketer :-)

You're a coder, how easy/difficult do you think it would be to build a travel demand predictor? Assume it would need a fair bit of AI?

From page 51 with the diagrams: "KMPG modeling showing smoothed demand on long distance travel could reduce overcrowding by up to a third on some services" So KMPG have a rail demand management model? Did they have that or develop it specifically? Has it been validated by any organisation? Is...

So not only let the fox run the hen house in terms of fares but also have a monopoly on the tech? Lots of travellers are already missing out on cheaper alternatives they might prefer because of the sites they choose to buy from, do you think that would improve if there was just one tech solution?

Don't forget that split ticketing is also responsible for the breakdown in trust in the rail industry or so it is being spun. RDG research claims 66% of travellers felt they didn't get "value for money" on their last trip. Problem is Transport Focus' - who also instigated this fares consultation...

Fares need to go down rather than up. Now that the growth in passenger numbers has stalled maybe the DfT/industry will realise prices need to be lower to attract new users. In the meantime, if only a third of passengers are confident they are getting the best price, Nationalrail.co.uk and TOC...

The ORR raised this in their Retailing Review. Short term "sales" are OK but they said they would look at permanently discounted fares.

IMHO what would make TVMs and webTIS simpler to use/less confusing would be if all walk on singles were half the price of a return. The DfT recommended that as part of its Fares Review back in 2012(?). You could then have a simple display of outbound and return (if required) fares like...

Retailers can sell these as long as you advise the customer they have to be able to present their ES reference. DB need to get their act together and start coming to London, bit of competition to ES is way overdue :-)

It's a "function" of Governments to invest in infrastructure, it's one way to make economies more efficent and they are the ones who have access to the capital required. The Northern Powerhouse is a classic example. Raising fares just makes rail even more uncompetitive v. driving, coach or...

This was a recommendation of the DfT's Fares Review from 2/3(?) years ago but nothing seems to have happened. It would make web sites way simpler. You could then just show a fixed and flexible price for every train like Eurotunnel's site. No tosh like letting people buy 2 x advances that are...

Haha sounds like a treasure hunt. Thanks for the feedback.

Fantastic, thanks!

We picked this up on Twitter today: Stuart Curran ‏@stuartcurran Guards on Southern trains no longer allowed to sell split tickets. Can still be purchased online though. A difference of £15 in price. @stuartcurran Did the staff actually tell you that they weren't allowed to sell them...

Imagine the "tutting" from others in the queue if someone actually bothered to try to read the sticker :-)

This CoP has been "spun" so that the DfT/Govt believe it is going to remove the "inconsistencies" in ticket prices depending on where the traveller chooses to buy from. It certainly doesn't do that.

We just do the simple bit, the booking process. The clever stuff, the algorithm, is all SickyNicky's. There's more to come too.

Glad it's useful. Problem with Amex is they charge 2.5% or something like that. We are picking up the card charges.

Sickynicky has been a busy boy, better now :-)

Splits are only on Trainsplit. It got a mention on Mail Online so visitor numbers have gone ballistic. Please leave it a while if you can.