When Do 'Off Peak' Trains to London ACTUALLY Start?

anotheruser

yorkie2 wrote: »

There is no such thing as a train that is a "peak" train.

Actually there is:



:rotfl:

But in the interests of not being an idiot, and answering with language the majority of people, including the OP will recognise, classifying trains as "peak" and "off-peak" is not unresonable.
That is to say, calling trains "peak" or "off-peak" is acceptable in the given conversation.

yorkie2

But what I am saying is, I cannot agree that "a peak train can turn into an off-peak train". A train could only be called a "peak" or "off peak" train in the context of the specific ticket held.

It's best to avoid terminology that can be confusing. To clarify, it's the ticket restrictions applicable to the specific ticket held that determine which trains you can use. The wording of this does vary.

A particular train service may be valid to holders of certain Off Peak tickets, and not valid to holders of certain other Off Peak tickets.

You can even have a situation where tickets with a particular origin & destination are valid on a train if they do not have the "Day" suffix, while a ticket with the 'Day' suffix is not valid!