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1  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / The most inexpensive train journey for many years! on: June 10, 2018, 19:56:29
My wife and I and a friend decided to take a trip on the Summer Sundays only train from Okehampton to Exeter. We chose to extend our journey to Dawlish and when the train manager came to us to issue tickets I was expecting to pay at least £10 each person as had been the case in previous years.   I was rendered speechless when I was asked for £12.90 - in total!  Thinking a mistake had been made and he had perhaps meant £12.90 each, or he had given us single instead of return tickets, but no, three to nine people travelling together constitute a group travel discount!
I imagine the journey length is something in excess of thirty miles each way and all for £4.30 each!!
I know the service is supported by Devon County Council so I must thank the residents of Devon for subsidising our day out but I would honestly recommend anyone who lives anywhere near Okehampton or Exeter to take advantage of this offer while it stands.
I can't help thinking that if the Okehampton-Exeter route is reopened as a all year round seven days a week service, this offer will vanish  rather smartly!
 
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