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In article ,
(Graham Nye) wrote:

On 29/02/2012 16:34, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 25/02/2012 01:01, Graham Nye wrote:

You could pick your
tickets up in advance to save hassle on the day. (You could also order
them on-line, although you are then committed to which station you
have to collect them from.)

Are you?

Well, having read the other replies, apparently not.

The XC website I use, after asking which station you wish to
collect your ticket from, says:

"Collect your ticket(s) from the ticket machine at [nominated
station]."

Then gives the same message on the confirmation screen. There's no
suggestion that you can use other (connected) ticket machines.
But thanks for the tip.

XC is an exception because they have no stations of their own. What are
they
charging you for TOD?

XC only charge for TOD collection when there is a print at home alternative
available (which is free). Essentially that is for advance tickets that are
only valid on XC services. For any open tickets or tickets valid on more
than one TOC, you can still use TOD for free.

Peter Smyth

In article ,
(Peter Smyth) wrote:

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In article ,
(Graham Nye) wrote:

On 29/02/2012 16:34, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 25/02/2012 01:01, Graham Nye wrote:

You could pick your
tickets up in advance to save hassle on the day. (You could also
order them on-line, although you are then committed to which station
you have to collect them from.)

Are you?

Well, having read the other replies, apparently not.

The XC website I use, after asking which station you wish to
collect your ticket from, says:

"Collect your ticket(s) from the ticket machine at [nominated
station]."

Then gives the same message on the confirmation screen. There's no
suggestion that you can use other (connected) ticket machines.
But thanks for the tip.

XC is an exception because they have no stations of their own. What are
they charging you for TOD?

XC only charge for TOD collection when there is a print at home
alternative available (which is free). Essentially that is for
advance tickets that are only valid on XC services. For any open
tickets or tickets valid on more than one TOC, you can still use TOD
for free.

Ah! I'd not spotted that.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:44:47 -0000, Peter Smyth wrote:

XC only charge for TOD collection when there is a print at home alternative
available (which is free). Essentially that is for advance tickets that are
only valid on XC services. For any open tickets or tickets valid on more
than one TOC, you can still use TOD for free.

Can print at home tickets be used at stations with gatelines?

--
jhk

In message , at 14:21:06 on
Fri, 2 Mar 2012, Jarle H Knudsen remarked:
XC only charge for TOD collection when there is a print at home alternative
available (which is free). Essentially that is for advance tickets that are
only valid on XC services. For any open tickets or tickets valid on more
than one TOC, you can still use TOD for free.

Can print at home tickets be used at stations with gatelines?

On National Rail: Yes, by showing them to the person manning the
gateline.

On Eurostar: Yes, they work the gates too.
--
Roland Perry