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Plymouth to Cardiff fare set by ATW ???

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Just been looking at some fare and noticed that the Plymouth to Cardiff fare is set by ATW. That seems crazy as they only cover the Newport to Cardiff bit. I would have thought it would have been XC or FGW. Any body know why this is ?
 
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Historically, could this be a hangover from the Wales and Borders days where the Welsh franchise ran right down to the south-west? Interesting that Bristol-Cardiff is priced by FGW, although I think this could have been down to some pricing-war that happened a few years ago (correct me if I'm wrong)?
 
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I beleive there was a pricing war a while back between the likes of FGW and ATW on the Swansea - Cardiff flow...
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Yep, the short-lived "FGW only" tickets were tried, ATW promptly cut the prices from stations that FGW stopped at only. So a ticket from Pencoid-Cdf became much more expensive than a ticket from Bridgend-CDF for example.
 
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