"Pricebus Rtn"

[Welshman]

Yesterday I enjoyed a lovely ride down the Cambrian line from Harlech to Machynlleth.

I bought a Day Return with my SNR from the friendly conductor, and afterwards noticed it was marked "Pricebus Rtn"

I've never had a ticket marked "Pricebus Rtn" before, and should have asked her what it meant, but was busy chatting to her and only noticed it later.

So what is a "Pricebus Rtn" and is this ticket type widespread or is it just issued by ATW?

 

[higthomas]

Possibly something to do with the fact that many Cambrian line journeys are currently by bus, so it might be them introducing a cheaper fare to compensate for the inconvenience.

 

[krus_aragon]

Pricebus is a new one on me, too. Looking at brfares, it seems to exist on other journeys on the Cambrian coast, but not beyond it (e.g. Harlech to Aberystwyth). Could this be the post-closure "tempt the customers back discount" that was mentioned in another thread?

 

[Delta558]

It's also available west of Carmarthen.

 

[Welshman]

Interestingly, the fare I paid [£5.70p] was that shown on the National Rail website as being for an off-peak day return, and the journey I made is now by a restored rail service.

But thank you for your suggestions, and I think you're probably right, as north of Harlech is still by bus.