Some ticketing advice :-)

Brucey

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Re: Some ticketing advice :-)

« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2011, 10:32:21 »

The 2311 does call at Reading

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Swindon (Wilts) 23:11
Didcot Parkway 23:28 23:30
Reading 23:51
Train continues to London Paddington

The East Coast website actually suggests changing there

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Reading 00:04
Twyford 00:10 00:10
Maidenhead 00:18
Train continues to London Paddington

However, if you have an advance ticket, you must travel on the trains shown on the reservation.


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johoare

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Re: Some ticketing advice :-)

« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2011, 10:46:08 »

Thanks Brucey.. I might ask on the train if I am allowed to stay on or not too.. Since the second part of the journey isn't reserved seats anyway so technically I can travel on any train with it...So I could get off at Didcot Parkway and then straight back on the same train again surely (but then not necessarily have a seat from Didcot Parkway to Reading)..

I'd have like to have had the choice, when making the reservations, to chose to stay on the train to Reading and change there but it made up it's own mind what to do..


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devon_metro

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Re: Some ticketing advice :-)

« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2011, 13:34:47 »

Journey planners try to make you change where it is easiest.

I.e if i'm travelling from Yatton to Southampton then I am advised to change at Bath - despite the fact that at Bristol I have the opportunity of a shorter journey time in case I make an 'invalid' connection.

If your ticket doesn't have reservations from Didcot to Maidenhead i'd probably stay on the HST^▸ till Reading. Not like there will be any ticket checks at night anyway!


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johoare

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Re: Some ticketing advice :-)

« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2011, 01:29:32 »

Well...London travelcards for one adult and four children did turn out to be ^13.30... And we did stay on the return train as far as Reading before changing and our tickets did get checked, after Didcot, and nothing was said..

And also when we got to Reading, the man that despatched the train we had just got off then turned to ask us where we were going and, when we said Maidenhead, he told us to head further down the platform since our next train was shorter..Since we were going from platform 5 at Reading (not normal for the stopping services) it was very useful.. I thought that was good customer service... Grin


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JayMac

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Re: Some ticketing advice :-)

« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2011, 01:35:27 »

Thanks for the confirmation of the price of the F&F discounted travelcards. ^5.30 for an adult and ^2.00 each for the children.

I did read the fares info on TfL^» 's website correctly after all. Yay!

Grin


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