Rover / Ranger maps that you'd change

[bussnapperwm]

So, the ticket wouldn't be valid if your service is unexpectedly subbed with a class 350 ?!

Haha I meant the Bromsgrove line and Chase services

 

[Statto]

Something that has always stuck me as being odd (in a good way) is the Greater Manchester Wayfarer. A GMPTE product that also allows travel deep into the Derbyshire Peak District. Perhaps they thought that it would be a good thing for the citizens of Greater Manchester to escape the smokey city and spend some time in the countryside? There's no equivalent product for those on the other side of the Pennines. I'd introduce a South Yorkshire Wayfarer covering all the SYPTE area plus Sheffield to Chesterfield, Sheffield to New Mills, and New Mills to Buxton. I'd also include bus travel in the Peak District Plus Bus area.

Speaking of the GM Wayfarer, it's valid at Wigan North Western, & Warrington Bank Quay, but not valid on the direct VT trains between those stations so you have to go through Manchester, yet GM Wayfarer is valid on VT in other parts of the validity area. Even the Cheshire & Lancashire day rangers are not valid on direct trains between Wigan North Western, & Warrington Bank Quay.

 

[Merseysider]

Speaking of the GM Wayfarer, it's valid at Wigan North Western, & Warrington Bank Quay, but not valid on the direct VT trains between those stations so you have to go through Manchester, yet GM Wayfarer is valid on VT in other parts of the validity area. Even the Cheshire & Lancashire day rangers are not valid on direct trains between Wigan North Western, & Warrington Bank Quay.

Yes, because Vermin Trains threw a hissy fit at the very prospect.

 

[herb21]

The Central Scotland, Glasgow Day Out and Edinburgh Day Out could do with a few rethinks. Offer single day variant of all three, even at a premium. Either make the central Scotland one cover the full range of the Glasgow and Edinburgh ones or allow at least one return between the cities on each (probably have to change the first one else the day outs may be too good). I would also allow Railcards for the day outs, especially without a connection between the cities.

Oh and on the Grand Tour of Scotland add an exemption to get to and on the first WHL train from either Glasgow or Edinburgh. (Even with rail cards).

I can dream.

 

[Kite159]

The Central Scotland, Glasgow Day Out and Edinburgh Day Out could do with a few rethinks. Offer single day variant of all three, even at a premium. Either make the central Scotland one cover the full range of the Glasgow and Edinburgh ones or allow at least one return between the cities on each (probably have to change the first one else the day outs may be too good). I would also allow Railcards for the day outs, especially without a connection between the cities.

Oh and on the Grand Tour of Scotland add an exemption to get to and on the first WHL train from either Glasgow or Edinburgh. (Even with rail cards).

I can dream.

There are already a couple single day rovers for the Glasgow area, the SPT Roundabout and SPT Daytripper.

How much would you want the single day Days Out to be, so it doesn't undercut the Daytripper?

 

[adrock1976]

The Central Scotland Rover I would like modified as follows:

Reinstate the validity period to 3 from 7 days instead of the present 3 consecutive days
Extend from Newcraighall to Gorebridge (this would have every station in Lothian and the EH postcode in its validity)
Extend from Markinch to Leuchars for St Andrews (this would have every station in Fife and the KY postcode in its validity)
Use on Edinburgh Trams

 

[route101]

Day Rover for Glasgow/Edinburgh area , lower than the Central Scotland 3 day one.
Daytripper/Roundabout tickets to rovers

 

[Statto]

I'd change the West Midlands Day Ranger to be valid between Hereford & Shrewsbury via Leominster on the Welsh Marches line, at the moment it's valid at Hereford & Shrewsbury but not valid on trains via Leominster.

 

[MikeWM]

I wish someone would include Ely- Peterborough in some rover or ranger or similar. As far as I can work out, this is the only line in England, Wales or Scotland outside the Network Area that isn’t covered by anything other than the ALR.

(apart from Huntingdon-Peterborough, of course!)

Edit : I suppose there are a handful of others around the boundary of the Network Area - Didcot to Swindon, for example. But I think they are pretty rare.