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Title: CDR Combo's Post by: Jim on September 23, 2007, 12:27:13 Last years fares Heres one intersting finding for now From Bristol to Goring and Stretly, a through ticket, SVR not Reading is ^13.75 but break your journey at Chosley and it becomes ^9.30! Was doing some fares for STJ-Taplow STJ-BRI 2.85 BRI-DID ^8 DID-TAP 4.65 ^15.50 STJ-BTH 4.7 BTH-DID 6.25 DID-TAP 4.65 ^15.60 STJ-CPM 6.25 CPM-DID 5 DID-TAP 4.65 ^15.90 STJ-BRI 2.85 BRI-DID ^8 DID-TWY 3.9 TWY-TAP 1.85 ^16.60 STJ-BRI 2.85 BRI-CHO 8 CHO-TAP 4.4 ^15.25 Title: Re: CDR Combo's Post by: grahame on September 23, 2007, 18:36:58 Heres one intersting finding for now From Bristol to Goring and Stretly, a through ticket, SVR not Reading is ^13.75 but break your journey at Chosley and it becomes ^9.30! Was doing some fares for STJ-Taplow [snip] I had a look at this, Jim ... and scratched my head a bit - then it twigged. I think you're looking at half fare tickets as you've not yet reached the age of 16. Have I worked that out right? With the Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow journey, the scientist in me always likes to see a "control" case to compare to. In this case that would be a through ticket. And I compared, for tomorrow morning, an adult single. And I came up with. Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow - 59.50 single (for trains departing before 09:25), or 45.00 on the 09:25 and presumably later. Severn Tunnel Junction to Bath PLUS Bath to Didcot PLUS Didcot to Taplow - 36.00 single at any time, 29.70 after the peak. That journey would need to be made on trains via Bath (rather than direct via BPW if that's possible), and using trains that actually call at Didcot. And I bet the lady or gent selling tickets at STJ would love you turning up with such a shopping list ;) Title: Re: CDR Combo's Post by: grahame on September 23, 2007, 18:37:59 Oh DURR ... just as I post I noted "CDR" in the subject line. Cheap Day Returns?
Title: Re: CDR Combo's Post by: Scooby on September 24, 2007, 21:04:52 Theres better money saving examples about.... Try Newquay to Taunton in a day, look at the SVR fare compared to a NQY to EXD CDR + a EXD to TAU CDR... Yes, Savers are daylight robbery....
Title: Re: CDR Combo's Post by: Jim on October 03, 2007, 07:31:02 Heres one intersting finding for now U16 fares indeed-we were doing the trip on a Saturday, thus being CDR'sFrom Bristol to Goring and Stretly, a through ticket, SVR not Reading is ^13.75 but break your journey at Chosley and it becomes ^9.30! Was doing some fares for STJ-Taplow [snip] I had a look at this, Jim ... and scratched my head a bit - then it twigged. I think you're looking at half fare tickets as you've not yet reached the age of 16. Have I worked that out right? With the Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow journey, the scientist in me always likes to see a "control" case to compare to. In this case that would be a through ticket. And I compared, for tomorrow morning, an adult single. And I came up with. Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow - 59.50 single (for trains departing before 09:25), or 45.00 on the 09:25 and presumably later. Severn Tunnel Junction to Bath PLUS Bath to Didcot PLUS Didcot to Taplow - 36.00 single at any time, 29.70 after the peak. That journey would need to be made on trains via Bath (rather than direct via BPW if that's possible), and using trains that actually call at Didcot. And I bet the lady or gent selling tickets at STJ would love you turning up with such a shopping list ;) 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 |