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« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2008, 22:09:37 »
Welcome to the forum, accidentalenglishman!  Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2008, 15:49:28 »
Quote from: qprrule on March 13, 2008, 16:12:39
Wait a week or two and Apex▸ (Advanced Purchase Excursion (fare))'s and Super Advances should become available. Wait and you will save money.

Quote from: swlines on March 13, 2008, 16:20:41
You mean Advance A/B/C Wink


Well, they are offering the firstminutes on the later trains but not for the 8.40am.

I also tried from EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) to Waterloo & for the same train (10.10) it`s the same.
Strangely the 9.57 does offer firstminutes.
Maybe I`ll just have to get up earlier  Wink
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« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2008, 16:18:48 »
Quote from: befuddled on March 18, 2008, 15:49:28
Quote from: qprrule on March 13, 2008, 16:12:39
Wait a week or two and Apex▸ (Advanced Purchase Excursion (fare))'s and Super Advances should become available. Wait and you will save money.

Quote from: swlines on March 13, 2008, 16:20:41
You mean Advance A/B/C Wink


Well, they are offering the firstminutes on the later trains but not for the 8.40am.

I also tried from EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) to Waterloo & for the same train (10.10) it`s the same.
Strangely the 9.57 does offer firstminutes.
Maybe I`ll just have to get up earlier  Wink

You want Apex's not Firstminutefares as you are travelling on South West Trains.
If you give me the dates you want to travel i'll have a look and should be able to give more advice.
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« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2008, 16:57:32 »
Many thanks for the offer, qp, but I think we`ve actually cracked it.

What you do is throw the laptop out the window & pick up the phone to SWTrains.
A nice guy, called Andrew, then struggles relentlessly with his own PC, takes your number, comes up with the goods & then calls you back. Grin

^185 return for me & c.^122 for Senior Railcard holder other half.......
None of the above offered online as far as I can see.

BTW▸ (by the way) Yes, it is the 8.35.
Why it comes up as 8.40 for me I have no idea!  Huh
I`d have been well chuffed (sorry, dreadful pun for a board like this) if I`d arrived to see the little Tarka▸ (Branch line from Barnstaple to Exeter) Tin disappearing into the distance Embarrassed

My sincere thanks to everyone here who offered advice.
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« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2008, 17:29:38 »
Quote from: befuddled on March 18, 2008, 16:57:32
Many thanks for the offer, qp, but I think we`ve actually cracked it.

What you do is throw the laptop out the window & pick up the phone to SWTrains.
A nice guy, called Andrew, then struggles relentlessly with his own PC, takes your number, comes up with the goods & then calls you back. Grin

^185 return for me & c.^122 for Senior Railcard holder other half.......
None of the above offered online as far as I can see.

BTW▸ (by the way) Yes, it is the 8.35.
Why it comes up as 8.40 for me I have no idea!  Huh
I`d have been well chuffed (sorry, dreadful pun for a board like this) if I`d arrived to see the little Tarka▸ (Branch line from Barnstaple to Exeter) Tin disappearing into the distance Embarrassed

My sincere thanks to everyone here who offered advice.


I can't even find that fare in my national fares manual so I'd love to know what he's come up with!
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« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2008, 17:55:17 »
 Huh Don`t ask me - as you can tell I`m confused enough as it is.

I think he called the normal fare a 1st Class Saver Return &, presumably, the other was similar but with the Railcard.
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« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2008, 17:57:40 »
In that case, that makes perfect sense. Wink
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« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2008, 18:05:02 »
Phew! You had me worried there.
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