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Title: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: bobm on August 03, 2011, 20:16:52 Was looking at fares from Swindon to Salisbury.
I had always assumed a Super Off Peak would be cheaper than an Off Peak. However for the same trains I am being quoted ^26 for an Off Peak or ^35 for a Super Off Peak. (Or as low as ^9 for advance singles). Seems the names are more confusing than I thought. Title: Re: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: inspector_blakey on August 03, 2011, 20:23:21 They are - you have a choice of routes for the journey, either changing at Bath or travelling via Reading/Basingstoke. Travelling via Reading is somewhat more expensive - I haven't checked but I'm guessing that's a period return ticket, whereas the cheaper route via Bath may well be a day return.
But you're absolutely right, to the uninitiated seeing those results on a journey planner looks fairly ridiculous... Title: Re: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: ellendune on August 03, 2011, 21:32:44 They are - you have a choice of routes for the journey, either changing at Bath or travelling via Reading/Basingstoke. Travelling via Reading is somewhat more expensive - I haven't checked but I'm guessing that's a period return ticket, whereas the cheaper route via Bath may well be a day return. But you're absolutely right, to the uninitiated seeing those results on a journey planner looks fairly ridiculous... See my comments in the thread "What is the point of a Day Return" Title: Re: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: JayMac on August 04, 2011, 00:20:34 Swindon - Salisbury is an interesting one. Particularly in light of the woeful service via Melksham. I'm sure grahame will be along presently with his two penn'orth. ;) ;D
Title: Re: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: grahame on August 04, 2011, 03:50:12 Swindon - Salisbury is an interesting one. Particularly in light of the woeful service via Melksham. I'm sure grahame will be along presently with his two penn'orth. ;) ;D With a reference back to some excellent tables Bignosemac put together for me ;) http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=8530.0 Summary - Anytime Day Return - 25.90. Purchase Swindon to Warminster and Warmister to Salisbury tickets. Must travel via Warminster on a train that calls there. Anytime return ticket 31.00 via Bath, rises to 106.00 "any route". The "via Bath" ticket is NOT valid on the direct trains from Swindon to Salisbury. Title: Re: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: super tm on August 04, 2011, 13:04:43 Was looking at fares from Swindon to Salisbury. I had always assumed a Super Off Peak would be cheaper than an Off Peak. However for the same trains I am being quoted ^26 for an Off Peak or ^35 for a Super Off Peak. (Or as low as ^9 for advance singles). Seems the names are more confusing than I thought. ^26 off peak valid via bath only. ^35 super off peak valid via Reading or Bath Title: Re: Off Peak/Super Off Peak Post by: grahame on August 04, 2011, 13:59:32 ^26 off peak valid via bath only. ^35 super off peak valid via Reading or Bath Neither valid on the direct through trains then?? 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 |