trains

[stevewalshwasgod]

how about automobiles

That made me laugh out loud in the office thanks:icon_lol:

 

[stevewalshwasgod]

I can't see that any split of SVRs will be cheaper than 2 x Advance Singles.


If you split SVRs at Carlisle, and get a Carlisle -> Ayr (roiute Dumfries) ticket the total would be £80.80

Splitting at Preston would make a total of £91 (more via Glasgow) - so no good.

There are not enough trains which stop at other stations to think about anywhere else.

how do you know all this?
I would love a job on the trains... and to be able to learn all this

 

[Jeff]

I can't see that any split of SVRs will be cheaper than 2 x Advance Singles.

Advance tickets aren't any good to me, probably won't know if I'm going until Wednesday morning.

Thanks for the Carlisle thing. I'm sure I found something cheaper than that the other day but maybe my adding up wasn't right.

 

[Jeff]

how do you know all this?
I would love a job on the trains... and to be able to learn all this

uk.railway is a good place to start

 

[highland fox]

Why are you going to Ayr ? I know I'm nosey

 

[stevewalshwasgod]

uk.railway is a good place to start

http://www.ukrailway.co.uk/ this one Jeff?

 

[bocadillo]

how much would his return journey be?

It clearly depends on when he travels and what route he takes. The cheapest possible return journey by train between Nuneaton and Ayr is £36.

 

[stevewalshwasgod]

It clearly depends on when he travels and what route he takes. The cheapest possible return journey by train between Nuneaton and Ayr is £36.

I bet thats booking well in advance

 

[bocadillo]

uk.railway is a good place to start

http://www.ukrailway.co.uk/ this one Jeff?

uk.railway is a newsgroup, not a website.

 

[bocadillo]

I bet thats booking well in advance

Not necessarily. Tickets at that price are available until the quota runs out - they are not time-limited any longer.

 

[bocadillo]

Why are you going to Ayr ? I know I'm nosey

He recently proclaimed in another thread that he had never been to Ayrshire. Perhaps he wants to see Hibernian play.


:icon_wink



And yes, before anybody says it, I know Hibernian don't play in Ayrshire - well, not their home games anyway. And if you need to say it, you have rather missed the point.

 

[stevewalshwasgod]

thanks

 

[bocadillo]

how do you know all this?
I would love a job on the trains... and to be able to learn all this

In general people who work on the trains have no interest in making fares cheaper for the public. They believe that people should pay the fare that they are asked for at the ticket office. Some even argue that it is illegal to split journeys in the way that Jeff and I are discussing.

 

[stevewalshwasgod]

In general people who work on the trains have no interest in making fares cheaper for the public. They believe that people should pay the fare that they are asked for at the ticket office. Some even argue that it is illegal to split journeys in the way that Jeff and I are discussing.

Well I dont think like that although my brother who works for MM does..

 

[stevewalshwasgod]

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-train-tickets

and
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/promotions/region_index.html

are good finds

 

[bocadillo]

So you've stolen from the likes of me and Boc who always pay. Boc was right about you.

I told you I was right about him.

I told you!

 

[bocadillo]

This might be the split-ticketing website that SWWG was referring to. but remember GIGO.

 

[Jeff]

This might be the split-ticketing website that SWWG was referring to.

I was planning to set up a site with tips for this, and a forum, but I've never got round to it. I did buy the domain name, cheap-train-tickets.co.uk

 

[bocadillo]

I was planning to set up a site with tips for this, and a forum, but I've never got round to it. I did buy the domain name, cheap-train-tickets.co.uk

There have been several attempts to do it - most have failed because it is possible to properly oversee the shite that people are feeing into it. The moneysavingexpert.com version seems to be the best of those that remain.

uk.railway is certainly the best place to make an enquiry about an intended journey but the quality of the reply will depend on who is about at the time.

BTW there is still an £18 single available on your date. 22:13 from Nuneaton, arrives Ayr 07:54 Thursday.

 

[highland fox]

There have been several attempts to do it - most have failed because it is possible to properly oversee the shite that people are feeing into it. The moneysavingexpert.com version seems to be the best of those that remain.

uk.railway is certainly the best place to make an enquiry about an intended journey but the quality of the reply will depend on who is about at the time.

BTW there is still an £18 single available on your date. 22:13 from Nuneaton, arrives Ayr 07:54 Thursday.

Is that on the Sleeper?