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    London York Super Off Peak Online Single

    Would anyone have any ideas how to purchase the £59.85 online super saver single fare either way between York an London, but individually? Via LNER (app and website), the fare only seem to be available as a single component of a return journey. If a single journey is searched for, only a...
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    VTEC Changes to advance tickets

    Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere Have Virgin Trains East Coast changed their process for amending a ticket? I have a very straightforward change of date for an Advance 1st from Kings Cross to York, a process I've done a few times in the past by paying the £10 fee and any price...
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    Tickets to Ryde PIer Head around christmas

    Ordinarily, a through ticket from a mainland station (e.g. London Waterloo) to Ryde Pier Head is no problem and National Rail as well as ticket buying sites show these no problem for most dates in the next few weeks. However, for Sat 23rd December, there is no ticket available. National Rail...
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    1st Class Upgrade on a Split Ticket

    I plan to make a journey from York to Stourbridge Junction in a few weeks, with a split ticket. This is an off-peak return from York to Derby and then an off-peak return form Derby to Stourbridge Junction For the York to Birmingham New Street portion of the journey, I'd like to upgrade...
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    Overnight break of journey - onwards tube travel

    A friend of mine recently did the following journey: Edinburgh to Redhill (off peak return). He broke the outward journey at York and continued the next morning. At Kings Cross, his ticket wasn't accepted by the ticket barriers for the underground (of course the ticket had the previous...
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    Ticket to Ryde

    Would anyone be able to shed any light on why 'Ryde Pier Head' isn't coming up as a valid location on Red Spotted Hanky (and other similar sites?) ? Only a few months ago I was able to buy a ticket form London to Ryde Pier Head on that site. Why would it have suddenly changed? It's always...
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    Birmingham to Stourbridge Fares

    I've been looking into off peak day single or off peak day return tickets from Birmingham New Street to Stourbridge Junction. BRFares.com includes an off peak 'online only' day return fare for £4.10. As follows: QAA ONLINE ONLY CDR RETURN STD PWM WEST MIDLANDS PTE Route Reversible...
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    Excessing to a non-railcard fare

    Any advice on the cheapest way to do this? My ticket is Kentish Town to Ryde Pier Head, Network railcard Off Peak Return at £42.40. On the return leg I need to travel a fair bit before 10am, probably arrving into London Waterloo around at 1027. Do I just ask for the ticket to be...
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    Fast ticket machines - 2hours?

    I want to use red spotted hanky vouchers (hence need to buy online not at york station) but i'm making my travel decisions at the last minute tomorrow. Do I really have to wait 2 hours to collect tickets from a fast ticket machine? Or is this just guidance?
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    Excess question

    Hopefully someone can assist with me with this quick question as it's been a while since I've asked for an excess fare My ticket is a Kentish Town - Ryde Pier Head Rtn with Railcard (£38.50). I need to travel onwards to Shanklin instead 1. Do one way excesses still exist? If so is it...
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    Network Railcard Question

    I've got a journey coming up where 2 people need to travel on the outward leg and 3 people on the return leg, all using the same Network Railcard. The journey is Ryde Pier Head to Woking, on a Saturday, travelling on a Super Off Peak Day Return at £21.70 each. Would the 3rd person, who...
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    Network Railcard question

    Does anyone know if a Network Railcard and be purchased outside of the network area, if the station is big enough to maybe know how to issue one, eg. York?
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    Grand Central question

    I've got a 'Print at Home' ticket for tomorrow, which I printed for the 1049 from York to KX, as the 1531 wasn't available. However, when looking at the terms and conditions, both on the website and on the ticket, it looks like it can be used on any service on that day, is this right?
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    Combining National Rail tickets with Oyster

    I'm not sure how or if this could work, any suggestions please? I've got an Off Peak Return from London Terminals to Portsmouth Harbour. On my outward journey I used the direct SW Trains service from Waterloo. On my return leg I'd like to get to St Pancras station. I know that SW...
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    Grand Central Cancellations

    I've just noticed that Grand Central have cancelled their 1230 Sunderland to KX service today. Does anyone think this is likely to happen tomorrow as well? Also, I was wondering, is there any options if someone has a Grand Central Only ticket (in my case York to Kings Cross Off Peack Rtn...
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    Missing train fare?

    I've done a few searches on South West Trains and East Coast websites for fares from January onwards. Oddly, I cannot find a London Waterloo to West Cowes fare, on either site, in either direction, searching on a variety of dates. I can however, find the London Waterloo to Ryde Pier Head...
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    Finding out new fares

    I've done a few searchs on fares for journeys starting in January, just out of curiosity to find out what the new fares might be. DOesn't seem to be any change. Obviously good news if you want to buy tickets now for travel in January, at the old prices. However, I just want to know what...
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    Network Railcard question

    just a quick question about the validity of a network railcard. I think the answer is no, but worth checking: My dad owns a network railcard and often travels with my mum as well, both getting a 3rd off of course. Would the railcard (which is in his name) be valid for my mum to make an...
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    Refunding a return portion

    I have a return portion of an Off Peak return from Bedford to Ryde Pier Head with a Network Railcard, priced £39.65. I would like to apply to SW Trains (I brought the ticket on their website and collected it from a fast ticket machine) for a refund. The outward portion has been used and...
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    London to Portsmouth and/or Southampton

    Occasionally I travel from London to either Portsmouth or Southampton to get to the IOW. I'm interested in the validity return tickets to either, as follows. All for off peak returns with a network railcard: 1. London to Southampton. Is this valid via Portsmouth Harbour? Is it so in...

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