Off peak return

[Chrisbolton]

Hi there

I have booked an open return from Bolton to Barrow. I have reserved a seat for the outward leg, but could possibly catch an earlier train. Would my ticket still be valid on any train on Saturday?

 

[hairyhandedfool]

If you hold an Anytime or Off-Peak ticket you can travel on any train on a Saturday, but you will not be guaranteed a seat on any service other than the one you booked to travel on.

 

[lightbulb]

If it's an Anytime Return, Off-peak Return, or Off-peak Day Return, then yes. Strictly speaking, there's no longer any such ticket as an "Open Return".

 

[yorkie]

If it's an Anytime Return, Off-peak Return, or Off-peak Day Return, then yes. Strictly speaking, there's no longer any such ticket as an "Open Return".

Indeed. The ticket type "Open Return" (SOR/FOR) became Anytime Return, to avoid confusion after booking engines used the term "open return" to have a rather different meaning!

This ticket is an Off Peak Return, formerly "Saver Return" (SVR)

But it makes no difference on a Saturday, of course.

 

[Chrisbolton]

Cheers everyone.

That does make sense, as I can return within the next month

 

[yorkie]

http://www.brfares.com/#!faredetail?orig=BON&dest=BIF&tkt=SVR

"Valid on any train" - so in this case, the answer would be the same if it were a weekday!