Meadowhall to Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster

[jednick]

I am starting and ending my journey at Meadowhall Interchange. I want to visit Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster, the same day.

Firstly, is there a South Yorkshire one-day rover ticket?

Secondly, what would happen if I do this? :

I buy a day return from Barnsley to Doncaster (or vice versa). I start my journey at Meadowhall, then I visit Rotherham and Doncaster, and return back to Meadowhall. I then travel from Meadowhall to Barnsley. All OK so far.

But then I use the ticket to travel from Barnsley back to Meadowhall. Is this allowed or not? It is exactly one complete whole return journey from Barnsley to Doncaster, nothing more, nothing less, that I would be doing (but I foresee a problem if my ticket is stamped on the Meadowhall to Doncaster portion, though).

 

[Pit_buzzer]

There's the SY Connect + ticket available at £10.70. This allows travel on all buses, trains and trams in South Yorkshire for the day.
I'm pretty sure you can't use a return from Barnsley to Doncaster in the way you suggest.

 

[Watershed]

Unfortunately, what you propose would not be permitted; tickets must be used in the correct 'order', since the outward portion of a return ticket is only valid if accompanied by the unused return portion. Similarly, even within the outward/return portion, you must follow a permitted route sequentially - you can't use the Barnsley to Meadowhall section after using the Meadowhall to Doncaster section.

 

[Haywain]

But then I use the ticket to travel from Barnsley back to Meadowhall. Is this allowed or not?

No, definitely not allowed.

 

[J.C.]

There's the SY Connect + ticket available at £10.70. This allows travel on all buses, trains and trams in South Yorkshire for the day.

You can buy this on the 'TSY Mobile' app. Available on Google Play and Apple App Store should you wish to.