Suppose you are on a train from Glasgow to London Euston but due to the disruption between Preston and Wigan you are thinking of getting off at Carlisle to go through Newcastle. Are you likely to get a problem with the Advance ticket on the Virgin train to King's Cross? I see East Coast are accepting Trans Pennine Express tickets between Edinburgh and York but it doesn't mention West Coast, but maybe because they are both Virgin they don't need to mention it?
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Disruption Preston to Wigan 13/12: valid alternative routes?
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No, they would still mention it as they are separate TOCs sharing a single marketing identity. That said, as long as you ask beforehand and get your ticket endorsed you won't have any problem.
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I've just left Lancaster, heading south intending to travel to Wigan. Been told this train will likely go through but I'm travelling on the 13:53 off LAN! (Therefore its obviously very late already!)
As far as I know, if you're travelling on an Advance or TOC-only ticket a guard would be well within his or her rights to refuse you travel even if there is disruption, unless formal acceptance has been put into place. After all, their definition of 'severe' might not match yours.
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