5 free train tickets per person

ironman1

Thanks, if you bought the tickets it comes to about £100 return for two, or similar. SO great deal

What I meant in my first question was, I live on an overground line that gets to London Bridge in twenty minutes from me, so using my work Travelcard can get to Brighton completely free by doing it this way and not involving tubes

kimmylee

Dear all,

I was delighted to see my tickets arrive in the post a few days ago too.
Just wondering - Are these tickets singles or returns? Because if you are validating them, and are travelling say London Bridge - Brighton, then you'd fill out LBG as Origin and Destination would be BTN. And then you seal it. But when you're coming back, the Origin and Destination would change right? I'd be grateful if anyone can help clarify this.

Terms & Conditions of issue
" 3) This ticket is only valid for travel on the date shown on the front of the ticket but return journeys maybe completed up to 02:30 the following day"

miller

kimmylee wrote: »

Are these tickets singles or returns?

Effectively they are Anytime Day Returns.

kimmylee wrote: »

Brighton, then you'd fill out LBG as Origin and Destination would be BTN. And then you seal it. But when you're coming back, the Origin and Destination would change right? I'd be grateful if anyone can help clarify this.

I can see the confusion. On conventional tickets I think the words are "from" and "to" and they swap the stations round on the RTN portion.

There is no problem in this case, they are valid for the return journey despite the slight ambiguity.

miller

ironman1 wrote: »

What I meant in my first question was, I live on an overground line that gets to London Bridge in twenty minutes from me, so using my work Travelcard can get to Brighton completely free by doing it this way and not involving tubes

If you use your station-to-station season (presumably on Southern or Southeastern) to get to London Bridge without using the Northern/Jubilee line thats fine then start your free FCC ticket from there.

miller

glider3560 wrote: »

They run from Bedford to St Pancras and then start again at London Bridge to Brighton. The Thameslink bit across the City doesn't operate at the weekend.

However, filling in Brighton to Bedford on the ticket would let you travel the whole journey, just you'd have to pay for the tube yourself.

Yes, a normal ticket would include the tube travel (with + on the route part), however as these are FCC only the tube is not included so (Oyster/Cash/Season which includes zone 1) needed for that part.

Stompa

miller wrote: »

Yes, a normal ticket would include the tube travel (with + on the route part), however as these are FCC only the tube is not included so (Oyster/Cash/Season which includes zone 1) needed for that part.

That's not the case. When Thameslink is not operating at the weekend, FCC say:


Crossing and travelling to/from central London (First Capital Connect tickets can be used for travel on these routes): Please use the following routes:

• Northern line between Kentish Town, King's Cross St Pancras, London Bridge and Elephant & Castle
• Jubilee line between West Hampstead and London Bridge

I used one of my tickets yesterday to travel between Kings Cross and London Bridge on the Northern line without any problems.

miller

Stompa wrote: »

I used one of my tickets yesterday to travel between Kings Cross and London Bridge on the Northern line without any problems.

Presumably they waved you through the manual gate at both ends?

glider3560

miller wrote: »

Presumably they waved you through the manual gate at both ends?

Given the disruption that has occurred this weekend on the mainlines, LU staff have been letting pretty much anymore through who waves anything that resembles a ticket.

Stompa

miller wrote: »

Presumably they waved you through the manual gate at both ends?

Yes, that's right.

Col67

Also received mine on the 4th. Didn't think I would use them all but my daughter and her friends have claimed them! Thanks to the OP.:j