Who still issues ATB tickets?

Brucey

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Who still issues ATB tickets?

« on: December 27, 2009, 10:43:02 »

This may seem like a strange question, but has anyone recently had any tickets from a TOC^▸ 's telesales that come in the ATB format? (Like Eurostar or airline tickets)

I believe that SWT^▸ were still issuing them but have now switched away from Tribute, so only issue the common stock tickets.

Is there anywhere else that these can still be obtained?


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Btline

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Re: Who still issues ATB tickets?

« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2009, 16:55:49 »

Why do you want them? They don't work on most barriers.


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Brucey

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Re: Who still issues ATB tickets?

« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2009, 17:02:01 »

Quote from: Btline on December 27, 2009, 16:55:49

Why do you want them? They don't work on most barriers.

I knew someone would ask, hence the "This may seem like a strange question" in the OP^▸ .

I'm actually in need of them as a gift (yes, I know).

Basically, I was chatting to a relative at Christmas. Got onto the fact that he collects train tickets (I'm sure there is a name for them).

Anyway, apparently all his tickets are either on Common Stock, hand written or pre-APTIS^▸ - he doesn't have anything in the ATB format (except a Eurostar ticket).

That got me thinking, a good gift for him for his birthday would be a train ticket to somewhere, which was printed in the ATB format.

This brings me onto my next question, do any travel agents issue tickets in other formats? I believe he doesn't have anything that has been issued by a travel agent - so that would be a good xmas present for next year!


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devon_metro

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Re: Who still issues ATB tickets?

« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2009, 17:18:25 »

thetrainline.com


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Brucey

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Re: Who still issues ATB tickets?

« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2009, 18:35:06 »

Quote from: devon_metro on December 27, 2009, 17:18:25

thetrainline.com

They're now sending the small orange credit card sized tickets.


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Re: Who still issues ATB tickets?

« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2009, 21:07:07 »

i dont know if they still do, but some travel agents used to issue these tickets


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inspector_blakey

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Re: Who still issues ATB tickets?

« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2009, 13:45:33 »

A phone booking with the erstwhile NXEC^▸ a year or so ago elicited ATB tickets. It may be that East Coast telesales still use the same system but I can't make any promises.


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