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Title: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: grahame on February 15, 2022, 22:31:21 And we thought ticket complexities were something that has come about in recent years ..
Quote On Saturday, February 16th [1907], the Midland Railway commenced to issue Saturday to Monday tickets between all their stations (with a few exceptions) instead of limiting these tickets to the seaside and inland pleasure resorts. The rate is a single fare-and-a-quarter for the double journey with a minimum of 4s. first-class and 2s. 6d. third-class. There is no restriction in respect to the trains by which the holders of the tickets may travel, and the luggage arrangements are the same as in the case of ordinary passengers. This arrangement differs somewhat from the week-end ticket arrangements of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Railways, but closely resembles the system that has been in vogue on the North-Eastern Railway for some considerable time, except that, on the North-Eastern Railway the tickets are issued at a single fare for the double journey, and can be obtained from Friday up to mid-day on Sundays, and are available for return on the Sunday (train service permitting), or on Monday or Tuesday. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/weekendreturns.jpg) Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: IndustryInsider on February 15, 2022, 22:36:27 Just reading and understanding a timetable required immense concentration back in those days!
Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: grahame on February 16, 2022, 15:45:10 Just reading and understanding a timetable required immense concentration back in those days! Indeed ... this sort of thing: (http://www.wellho.net/pix/tt1910_p4.jpg) Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: Mark A on February 16, 2022, 16:34:12 Does anyone know when BR-era weekend returns were withdrawn? Think it was a little while before the railways were privatised.
Mark Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: grahame on February 16, 2023, 08:57:52 Does anyone know when BR-era weekend returns were withdrawn? Think it was a little while before the railways were privatised. Mark They's back, of course - long weekend returns ... (here) (https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=PAD&dest=CPM&grpo=1072&tkt=WKE) for example. £69 return Paddington to Chippenham, using peak trains on Friday and Monday if you wish versus £195 on an anytime return. Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: Mark A on February 16, 2023, 10:00:59 Thanks for this. They need to be available between any two end points above a certain distance, yes? Also, not shut people out of returning Sunday, but already very useful for a return to work Monday am. Its encouraging to see the railway providing something for people who work daytime hours because this is something they've become less good at.
Also, ooh err... what's one of these? "GWR Corp Ret Ist" Paddington - Bath Spa £1000... ((BR Fares link)) (https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=PAD&dest=BTH&grpo=1072&rte=139&tkt=FC2) Mark Edit to fix link - grahame Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: ChrisB on February 16, 2023, 11:22:46 Does anyone know when BR-era weekend returns were withdrawn? Think it was a little while before the railways were privatised. They continued within Network SouthEast after privatisation as 5-day returns (rather than month validity) Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: Bmblbzzz on February 16, 2023, 18:00:27 Thanks for this. They need to be available between any two end points above a certain distance, yes? Also, not shut people out of returning Sunday, but already very useful for a return to work Monday am. Its encouraging to see the railway providing something for people who work daytime hours because this is something they've become less good at. Wild guess, a corporate return for an unlimited number of passengers travelling as one group, possibly booking exclusive use of a whole carriage?Also, ooh err... what's one of these? "GWR Corp Ret Ist" Paddington - Bath Spa £1000... ((BR Fares link)) (https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=PAD&dest=BTH&grpo=1072&rte=139&tkt=FC2) Mark Edit to fix link - grahame Title: Re: OTD - 16th February (1907) - Weekend Return Tickets and other complexities Post by: CyclingSid on February 17, 2023, 06:51:05 Also, ooh err... what's one of these? "GWR Corp Ret Ist" Paddington - Bath Spa £1000... ((BR Fares link)) (https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=PAD&dest=BTH&grpo=1072&rte=139&tkt=FC2) Mark Royalty? Do they have similar going towards Kings Lynn? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |