Week commencing February 17th is Cornwall education half term so we could book a lodge (or similar) for a few days away. Hopefully might persuade Mrs GBM (who works in education in aforementioned County) to come away.  If not, would schedule a day off and drive.
Rarely travel by train but follow the forum avidly.

Proposed? Surely it will take a few years to build a depot, then staff it.
A long way off for now.
Maybe the next franchisee would benefit more from this.

Working out whether the ticket time is more or less than 24 hrs? Surely it's not that difficult, even for the Cornish? 😉
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Quite used to such insinuations!  Passengers purchase tickets at totally different minute intervals throughout the day, so every ticket will have a different issue time.
The date and time the ticket was issued is not a bold clear highlight time, so a driver would need to visually look at every ticket presented at boarding and manually work out the time difference.  A late running bus (as most are); perhaps 20 passengers queuing (many more at some stops) would delay the bus to unmanageable levels.  Passenger ticket tampering could easily occur as well.  A ticket inspector would spot that and of course, the driver would get reported for not spotting that.
It would need to be done electronically so the return section could be auto scanned.
Hence, if the Ticketer was programmed for that, then yes, it could be done.
Last winter, return tickets were valid up to 5 days, but no longer.

In Kernowland it used to be midnight to midnight.  So a shift starting later say Friday evening, that ticket would expire that same day at 23h59.  Return home early Saturday morning is a new day, so a new ticket required please.
All sorts of problems doing a 24 hour validity from, say 17h00 one day to 17h00 the next day.  Problems as in working out whether the ticket time is more or less than 24 hours - especially when the driver is busy.
Could the new Ticketer machines do this? Perhaps so.  Guess they would need a software update/change.

Being totally unscientific my first thought was also connected with that yellow family 

Thank you so much for such detailed information.  Muchly appreciated (even tho' it's a long way from my area)...
It's good to see detailed information passed for all to see.
Thank you again

For those of us not on the iron road, may you please translate the above! 

Admittedly not quite on topic, but; in First Kernow bus your contract states a 5 day out of 7 working days, which will include weekends and bank holidays. No choice but weekend and bank holiday working.




Edit note: Quote marks fixed, for clarity. CfN.

Looking for Finn? 

Guess it's not Taunton (to steal someone's thunder) - sorry 

Waaay off topic Gentlemen, BUT.
Very many thanks for so many chuckles in any thread on the forum.
A move to the "The Lighter Side" (only in jest before someone shoots me)
Good to have a giggle in a serious life

Not prepared to sign up, so will miss out on this one!

Lovely video Grahame, many thanks indeed.
Also not spoilt by 'background music' which really gets my goat.  It's a rail video, let's hear rail.  If I wanted music, I will play music.
Sorry, rant over.
Lovely video.  Again, thanks

May I wish to you all a lovely stay in a lovely town.
Although the weather has taken it's usual bank holiday expected turn, it's still a lovely place to be.
Seem to be many visitors down the far west already.
Much to see and do, despite the cost.

Damn. That was my first guess! (Sorry Grahame)