What is an “AnyTrain Offpeak”

[rhizomergence]

From restriction code G1 for example

Ticket Restriction G1 | National Rail

Ticket restriction details G1. Each train ticket restriction code states when and/or on what train(s) the ticket is not valid and the days and/or dates that these restrictions apply.

www.nationalrail.co.uk

Outward Travel​

By any train except those timed to depart Mondays‐Fridays before 09:30 but if fare is £8.50 or more, an AnyTrain Offpeak must be issued.

Why then, does Trainsplit issue an Off-Peak Day Return code G1 for £9.60 from Wolverhampton to Birmingham International (or the cheeky £9.50 Avanti only one)?

Look up fares for any train journey in Britain

Full details of all British rail Single, Return & Season tickets and Travelcards. Built-in Season Ticket Calculator.

www.brfares.com

 

[alex17595]

They are a Transport for West Midlands Product. I doubt they can be issued online.

West Midlands AnyTrain Offpeak [ATO] | National Rail

Special offer: West Midlands AnyTrain Offpeak [ATO]. The portal into UK rail travel, including information on ticket purchase and promotions, train times and delays, and more.

www.nationalrail.co.uk

 

[Adam Williams]

When the product consultation went round, I asked WMT about online (barcode) fulfilment and it's not something they were able to offer for this product at this time.

 

[blimmo]

Which is hilarious as in my experience the ticket office issues it as a barcode on paper!

 

[Adam Williams]

Yes, for some reason PRT (roll, with Aztecs) is magically considered more secure and therefore suitable for ranger/rover products, despite some Ticket Issuing Systems basically printing it on what looks like white printer paper.

There really isn't a good argument against E-Tickets for multi-use products (and indeed, this is exactly how BritRail works) but for whatever reason there appears to be significant resistance to recognising this fact within the industry, which would appear to rather do anything except actually scan tickets!

 

[blimmo]

TBF I think CCST is slightly more resilient to casual fraud: it's trivially easy to copy a barcode. Perhaps the people making the eticketable decision don't understand that the paper tickets will be PRT with Aztecs and not CCST?