London Banter - View Single Post - Off-Peak Return tickets Cambridge-London

Roland Perry · November 8th 09, 10:59 AM posted to cam.transport,uk.transport.london

In message , at 04:26:38
on Sun, 8 Nov 2009, remarked:
My Offpeak tickets from Nottingham to London are now 50% more
expensive than four years ago, and the Super-off-peak are a
'reasonable' price but come with swingeing restrictions on then
they can be use (first train out doesn't get to London until just
after midday, and there's an afternoon blackout on the return from
3.15pm (last train allowed) to 7.15pm (first train allowed again).

FCC has the latter sort of restrictions but only as drastic for *day*
returns.

Day returns are likely to be NSE's equivalent of the highest discounted
ticket elsewhere (ie the Super off peak).

You haven't suggested a *more* onerous restriction on 30 day
returns than on day returns at one time of the day and a less onerous
restriction on the same tickets in the evening peak.

Cockup versus conspiracy (if you were nearer to London, then a "dep
9.30" rule would be more lenient than an "arr after 10.00").

The Off-Peak Return from Cambridge to London (priced by FCC)
carries a Restriction Code of 5J, the relevant part of which
states:

"By any train scheduled to depart at or after 0930"

The Off-Peak *Day* Return (both Any Permitted and NXEA Only
variants), meanwhile, carries a restriction code of J8, which
states:

"By any train scheduled to arrive at London Liverpool Street or
London Kings Cross at or after 1000, Stratford (London) after
0950, Tottenham Hale or Seven Sisters after 0940."

Which leaves the cheaper ticket valid on the 9.20 (arr 10.13) & 9.26
(arr 10.30) as well as the overtaken 08.54 (arr 10.19) in addition to
those that the more expensive ticket is valid.

Don't knock it, they may fix it!!
--
Roland Perry