Split ticket and revised patterns

[Lockwood]

Seeing in a thread about a split ticket and trains not being booked to stop at some stations made me wonder.

If you have a ticket from A-C and C-D and get on the train which is booked to call at B, but for whatever reason is not running fast from B to D and will not call at C, is your ticket still valid?
Would you have to change at B for a service that will call at C, or would the spirit in which you had initially purchased the tickets be recognised and honoured?

As a bonus question, if the line from B-C was closed due to an unplanned event so the train had to divert and went via A-B-X-Y-Z-D, what would that do to your ticket validity?

 

[robbeech]

Firstly, with 2 standard point to point tickets i believe that your train is supposed to call at, in this case C, although i could be mistaken, it is only for a point to point ticket and a rover ticket combination where the train does not have to call. Someone will likely correct me if i am wrong.

Secondly, If you have a ticket from A - C but you cannot get to C from A anymore then you would likely have to get the replacement transportation provided to get to C d then travel onwards to D. However if you intend going to D anyway, then i'd suggest checking with on board staff, explaining your routing and your intentions and letting them decide. It may be that if A to D is normally permitted via X Y and Z anyway that they'll be ok with this.

 

[embers25]

Seeing in a thread about a split ticket and trains not being booked to stop at some stations made me wonder.

If you have a ticket from A-C and C-D and get on the train which is booked to call at B, but for whatever reason is not running fast from B to D and will not call at C, is your ticket still valid?
Would you have to change at B for a service that will call at C, or would the spirit in which you had initially purchased the tickets be recognised and honoured?

As a bonus question, if the line from B-C was closed due to an unplanned event so the train had to divert and went via A-B-X-Y-Z-D, what would that do to your ticket validity?

An example would be today if someone held a Havant-Guildford and Guildford to London ticket and boarded the 0711 to Waterloo, which due to a delay ran non-stop Petersfield to Waterloo. I would say it wasn't valid but a quick chat with the guard would likely see you being allowed to still travel as common sense in this sort of situation usually prevails.

 

[marshmallow]

An example would be today if someone held a Havant-Guildford and Guildford to London ticket and boarded the 0711 to Waterloo, which due to a delay ran non-stop Petersfield to Waterloo. I would say it wasn't valid but a quick chat with the guard would likely see you being allowed to still travel as common sense in this sort of situation usually prevails.

Once I was on a Southern service from Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour, which was diverted between Clapham Junction and Horsham as no trains were able to run on the normal line via Gatwick Airport at the moment. to run non-stop via Horsham, and announcements advised all passengers for stations between Clapham Junction and Horsham to get off and await further information. I witnessed a passenger with a ticket to Gatwick Airport ask if he could stay on until Horsham and try to get to Gatwick Airport from there and the guard said "just do that and if asked, say you didn't hear the announcements, it's the best way"! I'm not suggesting that anyone should do a similar thing without seeking advice from staff, however what you are suggesting is less extreme so of course any sensible guard should allow it.