National Rail web based ticketing site: december '23 update.

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[grahame]

If I were traveling to Bristol Parkway this morning, this is how I would travel:
10:02 Melksham -> 10:34 Swindon
10:42 Swindon -> 11:03 Bristol Parkway

What National Rail tells me - even if I ask for "fastest":
10:02 Melksham -> 10:12 Chippenham
10:33 Chippenham -> 10:58 Bristol Temple Meads
11:35 Bristol Temple Meads -> 11:43 Bristol Parkway

There is no Melksham to Bristol Parkway ticket specifically available for the fastest journey I have identified with no help from National Rail, but I am allowed to make the journey ...
a) If I am on a ticket such as an FOSS^▸ (Freedom of Severn & Solent Rover) Rover
b) If I purchase a Melksham to Swindon and a Swindon to Parkway ticket
c) If I purchase a Melksham to Severn Tunnel Junction ticket and travel short

[brooklea]

The Bristol / Bath to London day return fare, it's been withdrawn, yes?

There are still two off peak day return fares Bath Spa to London via Salisbury and Warminster there - first class and standard class - according to BRfares. Still there from 2nd January too. Price is £66.20 (adult, no railcard)

If you want something a bit different, try an anytime off-peak day return from Portway Park and Ride to London via Warminster and Salisbury at £43.40 - it's restricted in that you may not arrive into Waterloo before 10:00, but there are no restrictions on the return time.

Minor point of order; I’ve corrected the name of the ticket you’ve quoted - I was struggling to get my head around an “Anytime” ticket having time restrictions, although with the fare system in this country I suppose I shouldn’t really be surprised if such a thing existed (maybe it does?).

[grahame]

Minor point of order; I’ve corrected the name of the ticket you’ve quoted - I was struggling to get my head around an “Anytime” ticket having time restrictions, although with the fare system in this country I suppose I shouldn’t really be surprised if such a thing existed (maybe it does?).

Thank you for the correction. My error.

An All Line Rover is promoted as an "anytime" but has restrictions on in use at certain stations on services of certain TOCS prior to 10 a.m ...

[brooklea]

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I was struggling to get my head around an “Anytime” ticket having time restrictions, although with the fare system in this country I suppose I shouldn’t really be surprised if such a thing existed (maybe it does?).

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An All Line Rover is promoted as an "anytime" but has restrictions on in use at certain stations on services of certain TOCS prior to 10 a.m ...

Well done  - it was inevitable really