Redhill-Garforth (London-Leeds) via MML

[c52]

I always understood that using the MML to get to Leeds was not permitted except on through trains. Checking it, it looks to me as if map SY (South Yorkshire local routes) is allowed and covers the entire route from Leeds to St Pancras.

If I look on the online journey planner, northbound offerings are confined to the through trains, but southbound, changing in Sheffield is permitted with about two departures each hour.

What I actually need to do is travel straight to Garforth, but take a break of a few days in Loughborough on the way back, and I'm proposing to do it with a super-saver ticket, £74.05 with a senior railcard.

Is that OK or not?

thank you.

 

[Romilly]

Welcome to the forum.

If you use the journey planner on e.g. the Virgin Trains East Coast website and put Loughborough as your "via" station, you will be routed with the £74.05 ticket via the Midland Mainline, and break of journey on the return portion of an offpeak (or super offpeak) return is permitted. Indeed, the itinerary will for the return journey include some trains that stop at Loughborough, doubly confirming that what you propose is fine.

 

[ASharpe]

That's fine and been permitted for as long as I've known. I've used a similar ticket to stop of at Derby or Sheffield a few times when returning to Surrey from Leeds/Bradford.

 

[c52]

Thank you. I was just worried that no northbound trains with a change in Sheffield are shown on the NR journey planner. However, the VTEC site includes those.

 

[ASharpe]

Just in case you didn't know, you can travel north on the faster ECML from King's Cross and then south via the MML. But if you want reservations for that you would need to buy from a helpful ticket office.

 

[John @ home]

if you want reservations for that you would need to buy from a helpful ticket office.

I have found staff at Northern's travel centre at Leeds station to be helpful and proficient when asked to issue a seat reservation and presented with a ticket purchased elsewhere.