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elyob · July 30th 06, 08:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london

"Mizter T" wrote in message
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Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

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(elyob) wrote:

"elyob" wrote in message
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I'm thinking of going to Guildford from Surbiton tomorrow on the
train with my bike. Cycle down to Brighton and get a train back.
Is it cheaper for two singles or straight return from Brighton?

I will be using a network railcard.

Thanks

I had a quick check on the new spanking machines at Surbiton. Those
machines are great. They take credit cards easily. I was about to
say "easier than the staff", but that's not true. Less grumpy
maybe, but not easier.

Anyway. It seems £10.75 return is better value. But can I buy a
ticket at this time of night for "today"? I'm pretty sure that if I
bought a ticket at 00.30, that only applies till daybreak. I may be
wrong, but I'm not risking it. Why can't the machines allow me to
buy a future ticket?

Which machines were they using? The Shere Fastticket machines at
Cambridge, now operated by 'one' but installed by WAGN, offer a choice
of today or tomorrow for sales after some time each afternoon.

The Southern self-service ticket machines - also a Shere model - sell
tickets for the next day after 4pm. A very useful facility.

Didn't seem to at 12.30 last night. Maybe it resets at midnight. I just
didn't trust that "today" meant "not tonight". i.e. they may have said "the
ticket is only valid to 4am" or something.