Fare Changes next weekend - a fare reduction!

[whole diary]

[grahame]

Looking at the First Great Western fares, Trowbridge to Bristol Temple Meads, peak hour.

THIS coming week - 8.10 single, 11.30 return
The FOLLOWING week - 7.90 single, 8.90 return

That's a reduction on the return fare of over 20%!

How are your fares going to change?  Is this just an odd case - or are a lot of fares being reduced?  Has there been some sort of announcement putting it into context?  Feedback welcome!

[devon_metro]

Off Peak:
Paignton - Taunton  CDR^▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day')) ^13.10
New Fare: ^17

Up ^3.90!!!

A nice saving from Trowbridge though!!

For anybody who wants to see the new fares: http://www.evolvi.co.uk/tryEvolvi/

[Ollie]

erm devon_metro yours is actually still ^13.10

the ^17.00 ticket is an off peak return (Open)
the ^13.10 ticket is an off peak day return (so what used to be your cheap day return)

[devon_metro]

So it is. Shows how simple these new fares are 

Return Fares             
        
Standard Off Peak Day Return    ^13.10                                            
        
Standard Off Peak Return    ^17.00    

Off peak open fare... What??

[G.Uard]

Imagine what it's like for the staff. Having just learnt the fare structure, I am now cramming frantically to memorise the 'new' tickets.  At least the codes on Avantix^▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains) stay the same.

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

off peak day return....off peak return....these are more confusing!!

[bemmy]

"off peak day return"
"off peak day return"
"off peak day return"
"off peak day return"
just practising, before I get overcharged after 9.30am again....

I only discovered the difference a few years ago, when me and a mate bought day returns to Weymouth from different windows at Temple Meads simultaneously...... during the journey we discovered his ticket was ^5 cheaper than mine. He said I should've asked for a "cheap day return", my response was "well I didn't ask for a bloody expensive one did I!" 

[Btline]

I think there is "Super off-peak" as well.

Although it is a praiseworthy attempt at simplification (espesially with the Advance fares - no more Chiltern E-day, Firstminute etc.), these new names are not very nice for the tongue:

"Anytime"
"Super Off Peak"

IMO^▸ (in my opinion).

Any reductions that occur will be cancelled out in January!

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

i always used to get the cheep day return now to me and this was never explained to me that means you cant use it peak times so whats that 4-6 or something..... they used to check my ticket at 1730 and say nothing...

[devon_metro]

Valid after 0930 on FGW^▸ (First Great Western)

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

Valid after 0930 on FGW^▸ (First Great Western)

ahh so its 0930-midnight

[gaf71]

Imagine what it's like for the staff. Having just learnt the fare structure, I am now cramming frantically to memorise the 'new' tickets.  At least the codes on Avantix^▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains) stay the same.

Don't worry about it mate, just sell them what they ask for, and warn them of restrictions,or possible excess. If FGW^▸ (First Great Western) can't be bothered to give us any training apart from a sheet of paper in your pigeon hole, thats their problem!

[vacman]

Imagine what it's like for the staff. Having just learnt the fare structure, I am now cramming frantically to memorise the 'new' tickets.  At least the codes on Avantix^▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains) stay the same.

Don't worry about it mate, just sell them what they ask for, and warn them of restrictions,or possible excess. If FGW^▸ (First Great Western) can't be bothered to give us any training apart from a sheet of paper in your pigeon hole, thats their problem!

The "piece of paper" is quite a detailed document that is quite simple when you read it.

[eightf48544]

Valid after 0930 on FGW^▸ (First Great Western)

ahh so its 0930-midnight

But not on First Capitcal Connect (Thameslink) where northbound (Bedford) from central London it's barred something 16:00 to 19:00 but travel South of the river (Brighton) it's valid all day after 09:30. 

Interesting point midnight, if the last train is after midnight is an off peak return still valid?

On DB^» (Deutsche Bahn - German State Railway - about) and most German public transport, day tickets are valid to 03:00 the following day.

[Ollie]

from Paddington restrictions between 15:59 and 19:16 and the same services are restricted from Reading too.