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Route - FCC only
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:18:45 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:
The machines are confusing, even for someone who knows what he's looking for. There should be a "not Gatex" fare to City Thameslink, as well as to "London terminals", but whether the machine displays it without a fight is another matter. Since City Thameslink is a member of London Terminals, those two tickets are one and the same. Presumably the machine offers London Terminals tickets if you select City Thameslink. There are other oddities too, for example the "FCC only" ticket to Farringdon is actually marked "Not Underground" (on the ticket, who knows what the screen says). In practice the only extra flexibility that this apparent re-naming gives is the ability to change at Croydon. IIRC it also allows the route Gatwick - Clapham Junction - Waterloo - Waterloo East - London Bridge - Farringdon. (Obviously the only practical usefulness of this is that it allows you to start/end the journey at Waterloo.) |
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"Richard J." wrote in message
m... Albert wrote on 25 July 2009 18:33:28 ... Can someone explain why it is that if you buy a cheap-day return from a station on the Brighton Line in Sussex to City-Thameslink you are only allowed to return by First Capital Connect (ie. from C-T or London Bridge) and not from Victoria? The ticket is marked "Route - FCC only". If you ask for "cheap day return to City Thameslink", surely the natural assumption is that you want to return from City Thameslink? If you wanted to return from a different London station, perhaps you should have said so. Our original intention was to return via City Thameslink, but it was not until we were already in London that we noticed what the ticket said, and though Victoria was now far nearer, we still had to go right back to Ludgate Hill (hooray for pensioners' bus passes!). Being seldom a train user, I thought "London Terminuses" meant just that, I didn't realise they made these distinctions. |
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"Albert" wrote in message ... "Richard J." wrote in message m... Albert wrote on 25 July 2009 18:33:28 ... Can someone explain why it is that if you buy a cheap-day return from a station on the Brighton Line in Sussex to City-Thameslink you are only allowed to return by First Capital Connect (ie. from C-T or London Bridge) and not from Victoria? The ticket is marked "Route - FCC only". If you ask for "cheap day return to City Thameslink", surely the natural assumption is that you want to return from City Thameslink? If you wanted to return from a different London station, perhaps you should have said so. Our original intention was to return via City Thameslink, but it was not until we were already in London that we noticed what the ticket said, and though Victoria was now far nearer, we still had to go right back to Ludgate Hill (hooray for pensioners' bus passes!). Being seldom a train user, I thought "London Terminuses" meant just that, I didn't realise they made these distinctions. Oh, forgot to say, I bought the ticket over the counter from a clerk, and mentioned CT. |
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"Albert" wrote in message ... "Richard J." wrote in message m... Albert wrote on 25 July 2009 18:33:28 ... Can someone explain why it is that if you buy a cheap-day return from a station on the Brighton Line in Sussex to City-Thameslink you are only allowed to return by First Capital Connect (ie. from C-T or London Bridge) and not from Victoria? The ticket is marked "Route - FCC only". If you ask for "cheap day return to City Thameslink", surely the natural assumption is that you want to return from City Thameslink? If you wanted to return from a different London station, perhaps you should have said so. Our original intention was to return via City Thameslink, but it was not until we were already in London that we noticed what the ticket said, and though Victoria was now far nearer, we still had to go right back to Ludgate Hill (hooray for pensioners' bus passes!). Being seldom a train user, I thought "London Terminuses" meant just that, I didn't realise they made these distinctions. Oh, forgot to say, I bought the ticket over the counter from a clerk, and mentioned CT. |
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In message , at 12:15:48 on
Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Albert remarked: Can someone explain why it is that if you buy a cheap-day return from a station on the Brighton Line in Sussex to City-Thameslink you are only allowed to return by First Capital Connect (ie. from C-T or London Bridge) and not from Victoria? The ticket is marked "Route - If you ask for "cheap day return to City Thameslink", surely the natural assumption is that you want to return from City Thameslink? If you wanted to return from a different London station, perhaps you should have said so. Our original intention was to return via City Thameslink, but it was not until we were already in London that we noticed what the ticket said, and though Victoria was now far nearer, we still had to go right back to Ludgate Hill (hooray for pensioners' bus passes!). Being seldom a train user, I thought "London Terminuses" meant just that, I didn't realise they made these distinctions. But you paid less for the specific ticket to City Thameslink. We've told you about the more expensive one if you want to come back from Victoria. -- Roland Perry |
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"Roland Perry" wrote in message ... In message , at 12:15:48 on Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Albert remarked: Can someone explain why it is that if you buy a cheap-day return from a station on the Brighton Line in Sussex to City-Thameslink you are only allowed to return by First Capital Connect (ie. from C-T or London Bridge) and not from Victoria? The ticket is marked "Route - If you ask for "cheap day return to City Thameslink", surely the natural assumption is that you want to return from City Thameslink? If you wanted to return from a different London station, perhaps you should have said so. Our original intention was to return via City Thameslink, but it was not until we were already in London that we noticed what the ticket said, and though Victoria was now far nearer, we still had to go right back to Ludgate Hill (hooray for pensioners' bus passes!). Being seldom a train user, I thought "London Terminuses" meant just that, I didn't realise they made these distinctions. But you paid less for the specific ticket to City Thameslink. We've told you about the more expensive one if you want to come back from Victoria. -- Roland Perry Yes, I realise that now you have explained, but I didn't at the time and was puzzled as to what was going on. Thanks for the clarifications folks. |
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