Routeing Guide error? NUN-EUS

[MKB]

Ever since the Nuneaton-to-Coventry line re-opened to passenger traffic several years ago, journeys from Nuneaton to London via that line have been allowed on "any permitted route" tickets. Even today, booking engines are offering this route.

However, this seems to be at odds with the Routeing Guide. Maps TV+WM or TV on its own are allowed, which don't include the NUN-COV line. And I can't find an easement to allow it.

Which makes me wonder if (a) a permitted route has been accidentally omitted from the published version of the Routeing Guide, and (b) where are the booking engines getting their rules from?

 

[dan_atki]

I can't check at the moment but is Nuneaton > Coventry > Euston the shortest route between Nuneaton and London Group? In which case it is valid regardless of the maps.

 

[tony_mac]

No, it's not the shortest route .
Nuneaton to Birmingham to Coventry is allowed, so it does look like a mistake.

b) I have never been sure of that either!

 

[stut]

There are longer oddities with that line - buy a return from Bedford to Coventry and the booking engines allow travel via Bletchley or Nuneaton and Leicester, taking in some journeys that cost a fair bit more...