Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
![]() |
|
London Transport (uk.transport.london) Discussion of all forms of transport in London. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Info courtesy of the 'Money Saving Expert' mailshot:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/dea...als#Southern90 ---quote--- On Thurs 26 May only, get 90% off Advance single tickets from Southern Railway. You can buy tickets for up to 12 weeks ahead (14 August 2011). Plus Senior, 16-25, Friends & Family, Disabled or HM Forces Railcards can be used! [...] Southern has said around 750,000 tickets are available, but they're still likely to go fast. Be warned, the site may be slow from heavy traffic. ---/quote--- Must be purchased from the Southern website: http://www.southernrailway.com They did a similar promotion a couple of years ago. Note that it's only for Advance tickets on the Southern network, which aren't available for all journeys/routes. Also worth noting that you may get better results for journeys to/from London if you specify "London Victoria" as the destination/origin (rather than the generic "London"). Plus it's worth bearing in mind the Southern Daysave and Southern Downlander tickets: http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/daysave/ http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/downlander/ |
#2
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
On May 25, 12:51*pm, "Mizter T" wrote:
Info courtesy of the 'Money Saving Expert' mailshot:http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/dea...n-ticket-deals... ---quote--- On Thurs 26 May only, get 90% off Advance single tickets from Southern Railway. You can buy tickets for up to 12 weeks ahead (14 August 2011). Plus Senior, 16-25, Friends & Family, Disabled or HM Forces Railcards can be used! [...] Southern has said around 750,000 tickets are available, but they're still likely to go fast. Be warned, the site may be slow from heavy traffic. ---/quote--- Must be purchased from the Southern website: http://www.southernrailway.com They did a similar promotion a couple of years ago. Note that it's only for Advance tickets on the Southern network, which aren't available for all journeys/routes. Also worth noting that you may get better results for journeys to/from London if you specify "London Victoria" as the destination/origin (rather than the generic "London"). Plus it's worth bearing in mind the Southern Daysave and Southern Downlander tickets: http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/daysave/ http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/downlander/ 90% ADVANCE TICKET SALE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 29th MAY 2011 Whilst we have sold many Advance tickets at 90% discount today, due to unprecedented levels of demand on the site, we appreciate that a few customers will have experienced problems booking the tickets they were after. As a result we have extended the end of the sale to midnight on Sunday 29th May 2011, so if the site is busy then please come back and visit it over the weekend when demand will be lower. There are 750,000 Advance tickets available at the discounted price, so there should be plenty for everyone. |
#3
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
On May 26, 1:10*pm, Fat richard wrote:
On May 25, 12:51*pm, "Mizter T" wrote: Info courtesy of the 'Money Saving Expert' mailshot:http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/dea...n-ticket-deals... ---quote--- On Thurs 26 May only, get 90% off Advance single tickets from Southern Railway. You can buy tickets for up to 12 weeks ahead (14 August 2011). Plus Senior, 16-25, Friends & Family, Disabled or HM Forces Railcards can be used! [...] Southern has said around 750,000 tickets are available, but they're still likely to go fast. Be warned, the site may be slow from heavy traffic. ---/quote--- Must be purchased from the Southern website: http://www.southernrailway.com They did a similar promotion a couple of years ago. Note that it's only for Advance tickets on the Southern network, which aren't available for all journeys/routes. Also worth noting that you may get better results for journeys to/from London if you specify "London Victoria" as the destination/origin (rather than the generic "London"). Plus it's worth bearing in mind the Southern Daysave and Southern Downlander tickets: http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/daysave/ http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/downlander/ 90% ADVANCE TICKET SALE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 29th MAY 2011 Whilst we have sold many Advance tickets at 90% discount today, due to unprecedented levels of demand on the site, we appreciate that a few customers will have experienced problems booking the tickets they were after. As a result we have extended the end of the sale to midnight on Sunday 29th May 2011, so if the site is busy then please come back and visit it over the weekend when demand will be lower. There are 750,000 Advance tickets available at the discounted price, so there should be plenty for everyone. I tried a few times this morning - you have to wait several minutes for it to come up with "An error has occurred!" Offering a 90% discount is just one way to stress-test a website - it may not be the most sensible. |
#4
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]() "Jon Passenger" wrote: On May 26, 1:10 pm, Fat richard wrote: 90% ADVANCE TICKET SALE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 29th MAY 2011 Whilst we have sold many Advance tickets at 90% discount today, due to unprecedented levels of demand on the site, we appreciate that a few customers will have experienced problems booking the tickets they were after. As a result we have extended the end of the sale to midnight on Sunday 29th May 2011, so if the site is busy then please come back and visit it over the weekend when demand will be lower. There are 750,000 Advance tickets available at the discounted price, so there should be plenty for everyone. I tried a few times this morning - you have to wait several minutes for it to come up with "An error has occurred!" Offering a 90% discount is just one way to stress-test a website - it may not be the most sensible. I had wondered how insulated the Southern site was from the other WebTIS sites (I understand they're all hosted by ATOS Origin), though a very quick check suggests they're working fine whilst the Southern one remains on a go slow. I don't recall this happening a couple of years ago but then I don't think it had been trailed in the MSE mailshot either (which goes out to millions). |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Thur 5 Feb - London bus strike no. 2 (of possible 4) | London Transport | |||
Annual season tix: how will I get my gold card? | London Transport | |||
Southern Advance Tickets - 90% off!! (available 10/07/09 only) | London Transport | |||
One-day Travelcard not allowed to be issued more than a week in advance? | London Transport | |||
Fwd: Planets Gather on May 5 and May 17, 2000 | London Transport |