West Midlands Day Rangers!

[Simon Poole]

There something that i learned this morning while travelling on a train to Birmingham, at first when i brought an West Midlands Day Ranger i thought you have to buy them only at the Railway Station but asked while on the Train this morning and found out that you can buy an West Midland Day Ranger on the Train!

 

[Jordy]

You can buy any rovers on train, but of course if there is a ticket office at the station you're supposed to buy it there.

 

[ainsworth74]

You can buy all rovers or rangers on the train. Now the real question is will the guard know how to issue one

 

[mrcheek]

I figured that when WSMR ceased operations, we would never have another thread about West Midlands Day Rangers.....

 

[43167]

You can buy all rovers or rangers on the train. Now the real question is will the guard know how to issue one

Ive bought dayrangers on the train before. Not got a rail rover yet. Wonder what the guard would say if I asked for a 7 day All line rover.

Mind I once asked at Wakefield Westgate ticket office for a South West rover, but she couldnt find it. Got to Cheltenham, he issued it no problem.

 

[ainsworth74]

Wonder what the guard would say if I asked for a 7 day All line rover.

Assuming they get commission I assume they would rub their hands in glee and promptly issue one

 

[Zoe]

If the ticket office is open though they could refuse to sell you a rover I would have thought and insist in selling the Standard Open Single or Return for your journey.

 

[TTI]

Mind I once asked at Wakefield Westgate ticket office for a South West rover, but she couldnt find it. Got to Cheltenham, he issued it no problem.

That's because there's no "help" in finding what the Rovers are called, guards/ticket offices have to type in the first few letters of what they think it will begin with and hope for the best . .
Your South West rovers begins with "Freedom of the South West" or "FOSW" others are more convulated, eg: all the Wales rovers begin with "Explorer . . " ??!!
Memory (of issuing one before) is key !

 

[Mintona]

Assuming they get commission I assume they would rub their hands in glee and promptly issue one

All to happy to do that sir, thank you sir

 

[SouthStand]

All to happy to do that sir, thank you sir

How much commission would you get for selling an ALR costing £430?

 

[island]

I believe the normal commission is 5%, i.e. £21.50.