In message , at 14:40:37 on Thu, 14 Mar
2024, Michael Kilpatrick remarked:
>On 14/03/2024 14:17, Michael Kilpatrick wrote:
>>
>> Off-peak is generally around 9am or 9:30am for Greater Anglia trains
>>involving London but it depends which direction you're going in. For
>>non-London journeys, off-peak can begin well before 9am.
>
>Talking of stupid fare structures:
>
>I occasionally have to take Alena's car to the Alfa Workshop in Royston
>(10mins walk from the station) for services etc and leave it there for
>a couple of days, going home on the train.
>
>It is not possible to buy an Open Return for Royston to Whittlesford,
>so in the past I have bought two singles. These are now £12.40 - just
>gone up 60p, I think - and don't qualify for a Network Railcard
>discount either.
>
>Every time this happens, I complain to Greater Anglia how stupid it
>seems to be unable to buy an Open Return for a journey which is "too
>short by some arbitrary distance".
>
>It then occurred to me a month ago that I could look for stations
>further down the line from Royston.
>
>I CAN buy an open return from Baldock to Whittlesford and as we all
>know, one can break up a journey by alighting in the middle, so of
>course I could board such a train at Royston.
>
>On Off-Peak Open Return from Baldock is £21.15 because it's also long
>enough a trip to qualify for a Network Railcard discount. That's £3.65
>less than the two Royston singles.
>
>The station between Royston and Baldock, Ashwell & Morden, doesn't
>qualify for an Open Return either.
I agree that Greater Anglia in particular doesn't offer the full range
of fares, sometimes it's "No returns" others "Anytime only"
--
Roland Perry
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