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MoneySavingUser

Thanks tripled - what if I am going from A to B

but it is also possible to go from C to B - but C takes a different trainline (i.e. when going from A to B you do not go through C)

C is a shorter distance to B than A but A is a bit more convenient for parking

wealdroam

MoneySavingUser wrote: »

Thanks tripled - what if I am going from A to B

but it is also possible to go from C to B - but C takes a different trainline (i.e. when going from A to B you do not go through C)

C is a shorter distance to B than A but A is a bit more convenient for parking

As with a lot of train ticketing queries, the answer is "it depends".

Go on, be brave. Take the risk.

If you mention the stations, instead of A, B, and C, you might get a more fullsome answer.

mumto1_2

the answer generally is 'NO". If C is isn't in between A +B, you'd need a different ticket. Ask at a staffed station for the definitive answer. (BTW, I work on the railways.)

yorkie2

MoneySavingUser wrote: »

Thanks tripled - what if I am going from A to B

but it is also possible to go from C to B - but C takes a different trainline (i.e. when going from A to B you do not go through C)

C is a shorter distance to B than A but A is a bit more convenient for parking

Completely impossible to answer.

For example,

If A and B are Cambridge and London, and C was Audley End, then the answer would be "yes".

If A and B were Stevenage and London, and C was Audley End, then the answer would be "no"

If there is no line at all that links A and C then it is highly unlikely to be valid. If there is, then it is quite possible but you'd need to check the Routeing Guide.

Livingthedream

yorkie2 wrote: »

......then it is quite possible but you'd need to check the Routeing Guide.

Yorkie, that's one of the most confusing documents every made and at times can confuse me as well, good luck OP with deciphering it. OP might be better and easier for you just to let us know what stations A,B and C are and then I'm sure somebody here on the forum will give you the definite answer.

tripled

MoneySavingUser wrote: »

Thanks tripled - what if I am going from A to B

but it is also possible to go from C to B - but C takes a different trainline (i.e. when going from A to B you do not go through C)

C is a shorter distance to B than A but A is a bit more convenient for parking

If your season ticket was from, say, Newport to Swansea, and you got on in Cardiff Central and boarded a Great Western train to either of those stations, that should be fine (as long as it doesn't have any restrictions printed on the ticket). But if you your ticket was from Cwmbran to Cardiff* and you got on in Newport, as Arriva is the only TOC that serves Cwmbran, you might only be able to use Arriva, I don't know for that one. If you have anything specific in mind, you're best off letting the guys/gals above who work in the industry know as they're better placed to answer.

*I didn't use Swansea as an example here because many of the services from Holyhead/Manchester terminate in Cardiff, so in the absence of any restrictions on the ticket (it should say ROUTE ANY PERMITTED) I believe you would be able to change trains in either Newport or Cardiff to continue your journey to Swansea, so you could use any TOC**.

**TOC = train operating company.

Stigy

yorkie2 wrote: »

If there is no line at all that links A and C then it is highly unlikely to be valid. If there is, then it is quite possible but you'd need to check the Routeing Guide.

Appauling use of the English language from ATOC!

dzug1

tripled wrote: »

But if you your ticket was from Cwmbran to Cardiff* and you got on in Newport, as Arriva is the only TOC that serves Cwmbran, you might only be able to use Arriva, I don't know for that one..

You can use any TOC that operates over any part of the journey covered by the season ticket.

With very few exceptions, season tickets are not TOC specific and can be used on any train on the route(s) concerned