Northern Rail “duo” ticket.

davetaller

So, the other day I went on the Northern Rail website, and did a return booking for two people. It was for Manchester to Southport, and in the box filling exercise, it offered a “duo” ticket. Amongst the rules laid out, it stated that the two people must travel together. The saving against two single return tickets was stated to be over 20%. After selecting my “return anytime” on the sameday tickets, I finally got to the input page for the credit card. This went fine, and I selected the option, of having my tickets sent on an email to my phone. I received two, or maybe three, barcodes for the two journeys, but certainly not four. As there were no ticket inspections on the journey, I didn’t have to run the gauntlet. My question is; as two people have to travel together to qualify for this duo ticket, does one barcode cover two people on the outward journey, and similarly on the return.

Thanks in anticipation.

davetaller

Anyone know the answer?

skipness

I don’t know about the barcode version tickets, but if you actually purchased traditional tickets you would have been issued with two outward and two return tickets.