Several weeks ago I was advised by NRE that one leg of a journey I was
making should be made from Putney to Vauxhall on a train which turned
out to be a circular one going from Putney via Kingston, Wimbledon etc.
to Vauxhall. Obviously this is a bad choice because there are much
quicker trains going the other way around the circle.

My question is... if NRE say you can go from Putney to Vauxhall on a
via Kingston, via Wimbledon etc. service does that make it a valid
route and could someone with a zone 1 and 2 travelcard make that
journey but abandon it at, say, Kingston?

Chris! wrote:
Several weeks ago I was advised by NRE

On a different topic, I've given up believing them after last Friday:

Try www.rail.co.uk for the 18.33 London to Dover. Phone them and double
check. Check the departure board at Victoria. Ask staff. Read platform
displays out of the window en route. Listen to announcements.

Then look up in wonder when you arrive in Whitstable on completely the
wrong line.

Then be even more shocked when South Eastern staff show you their
version of the printed timetable, which shows that the train doesn't go
to Dover.

I wasn't best pleased.

Dave

NB No, this wasn't the wrong half of a splitting service. NRE think it
splits, but it doesn't.