Not taking direct route on train

whity4420

Basically, I'm coming down from Aviemore to Newcastle on Sunday evening. But if I miss the first of two trains I can't make it back without an overnight wait in Edinburgh.

However, I could go via Glasgow, stay the night at a friends and carry on the journey in the morning. :beer:

I know I can break the journey and carry it on in the morning, but how far out of the way am I allowed to go?

Having looked into it I just got very very confused. I ended up here:

[Sorry, I cant post links as newby. Just google 'atoc routeing guide' and its the first option]

Wiki said that there is a program for it but the link is dead and I can't find it elsewhere.

I think the guide says I can't do it without buying another ticket, but how far can I go before having to?

Thanks for your time,

Tom

Rail_Staff

Aviemore-->Perth-->Kirkcaldy-->Edinburgh-->Newcastle, and


Aviemore-->Falkirk-->Edinburgh-->Newcastle


Those are the permitted routes, what you could do is buy Aviemore to Glasgow and Glasgow to Newcastle tickets to enable you to break your journey in Glasgow.


HTH!

jkdd77

It appears to be valid by map NE (and FK) using Perth as the routeing point for Aviemore.
http://www.atoc.org/rsp/Routeing_Guide/permitted_route_identifier.pdf
http://www.atoc.org/rsp/Routeing_Guide/maps.pdf

Map NE appears to suggests a route Aviemore- Stirling- Glasgow- Motherwell- Edinburgh- Newcastle, with no doubling back at any point.

Online journey planners also suggest it is valid via Glasgow, but I am not a particular expert on this and stand to be corrected.