London - Cardiff

[postye]

I want to go to Cardiff on Saturday 25th, but not at the extravagant walk up fare of £70.50.
I looked at splitting down but would appreciate if somebody could check what I'm proposing is valid

Annual Gold Card z1-4
Boundary Z4 - Didcot Parkway CDR £9.55
Didcot Parkway - Swindon CDR £10.30
Swindon - Cardiff Bay CDR £19.30

It appears that the Swindon-Cardiff ticket is Valid via Bristol Temple Meads, so was planning on going that way on the way there but my planned train, the 08:00 Paddington-Bristol TM doesn't stop at Didcot.
I think this would be permitted under NRCoC 19(C) as the first ticket is a travelcard season, am I right?

Also, as the days are longer I was wondering about coming back from Cardiff-Swindon via Chepstow, Gloucester & Kemble which looks permitted on map LW, but National Rail website appears to be saying this needs 2 tickets for this journey.

Thanks

 

[LexyBoy]

It appears that the Swindon-Cardiff ticket is Valid via Bristol Temple Meads, so was planning on going that way on the way there but my planned train, the 08:00 Paddington-Bristol TM doesn't stop at Didcot.
I think this would be permitted under NRCoC 19(C) as the first ticket is a travelcard season, am I right?

Correct, those tickets are valid under Condition 19(c) as:

1. They cover the whole of your journey, and
2. One of the tickets is a season ticket, and the others are not

I would be prepared to explain the validity as although most guards will understand the validity in the case of two tickets, some may query this combination.

Also, as the days are longer I was wondering about coming back from Cardiff-Swindon via Chepstow, Gloucester & Kemble which looks permitted on map LW, but National Rail website appears to be saying this needs 2 tickets for this journey.

Cardiff-Swindon via Gloucester is an entirely cromulent route, and you should have no problems here.

 

[postye]

Great! Thanks for that.
I might just take a printout of the relevant page of the NRCoC with me just in case