weird train tickets

[matgb]

Someone explain to me why the ticket desk sold me 'not Reading' tickets to go to Paignton? I don't think that's POSSIBLE.

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[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Maybe you're not allowed a book?
(Ba-dum tish.)

I suppose you could do something like: Kings Cross, Grantham, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, Paignton... :)

[matgb]

I'm arriving 3 hours after SB to meet my parents anyway, that'd make the journey longer than hers. ah well, on the right train now.

[paulatpingu.livejournal.com]

That was what I was thinking.

Hell, I've gone from Chester to Birmingham via Crewe with Virgin, so anything is possible...

I bloody hate trains :-(

[0ct0pus.livejournal.com]

The National Routeing Guide (http://www.ljtop.com/the_fear_213078436.html) is the inevitable end-point to this train (arf!) of thought. And that way, madness lies...

[matgb]

Ow. Yeah, there are some crazy things going on.

[akicif.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of the LRT bus ticket I used to get quite regularly in Edinburgh: "Beyond Mornings", it had on it. I always meant to send one to Mike Rohan.

[matgb]

Beyond mornings? How was that supposed to work? What did it mean? Weird.

[akicif.livejournal.com]

The ticket would take you from North Edinburgh to beyond Morningside - the Mike Rohan reference was to "Chase the Morning" (itself a JE Flecker quote)

[eldar.livejournal.com]

Quite easily - even via London, Waterloo->Paignton will cut out Reading entirely. I'm fairly sure Virgin X-Country will go via B'ham New Street to Paignton via Bristol.

[matgb]

Ah, that didn't seem to come up in any of the routeplanners I used, I guess I'll have to specifically ask for Waterloo next time. Ah well.

[susannah-banana.livejournal.com]

when you going to Paignton?

[matgb]

I'm here now, well, my parents. very last minute, Jennie and Holly down for the week.

[harlotqueen.livejournal.com]

There are 3 or 4 direct trains from London Waterloo to Paignton via Basingstoke, Salisbury, Yeovil and Exeter

Most of the others its a same platform change at Exeter.

Its cheaper because it's about 30mins to an hour slower.

[matgb]

Fair enough—Neil says similar above, my routeplanning didn't come up with it, and it didn't occur to me to ask, the ticket was bought at an SWtrains station so maybe he was plugging their routes exclusively.

More research for next time methinks.