CDR Combo's

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[Jim]

Last years fares
Heres one intersting finding for now

From Bristol to Goring and Stretly, a through ticket, SVR not Reading is ^13.75 but break your journey at Chosley and it becomes ^9.30!

Was doing some fares for STJ^▸ (Severn Tunnel Junction railway station)-Taplow

STJ-BRI^» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains)   2.85
BRI-DID^▸ (Didcot Parkway)   ^8
DID-TAP   4.65
   ^15.50
STJ-BTH^» (Bath Spa - next trains)   4.7
BTH-DID   6.25
DID-TAP   4.65
   ^15.60
STJ-CPM^» (Chippenham - next trains)   6.25
CPM-DID   5
DID-TAP   4.65
   ^15.90
STJ-BRI   2.85
BRI-DID   ^8
DID-TWY^▸ (Twyford station)   3.9
TWY-TAP   1.85
   ^16.60
   
STJ-BRI   2.85
BRI-CHO   8
CHO-TAP   4.4
   ^15.25

[grahame]

Heres one intersting finding for now

From Bristol to Goring and Stretly, a through ticket, SVR not Reading is ^13.75 but break your journey at Chosley and it becomes ^9.30!

Was doing some fares for STJ^▸ (Severn Tunnel Junction railway station)-Taplow

[snip]

I had a look at this, Jim ... and scratched my head a bit - then it twigged.   I think you're looking at half fare tickets as you've not yet reached the age of 16.   Have I worked that out right?

With the Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow journey, the scientist in me always likes to see a "control" case to compare to.   In this case that would be a through ticket.   And I compared, for tomorrow morning, an adult single. And I came up with.

Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow - 59.50 single (for trains departing before 09:25), or 45.00 on the 09:25 and presumably later.

Severn Tunnel Junction to Bath PLUS Bath to Didcot PLUS Didcot to Taplow - 36.00 single at any time, 29.70 after the peak.  That journey would need to be made on trains via Bath (rather than direct via BPW^» (Bristol Parkway - next trains) if that's possible), and using trains that actually call at Didcot.   And I bet the lady or gent selling tickets at STJ would love you turning up with such a shopping list 

[grahame]

Oh DURR ... just as I post I noted "CDR^▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day'))" in the subject line.  Cheap Day Returns?

[Scooby]

Theres better money saving examples about.... Try Newquay to Taunton in a day, look at the SVR fare compared to a NQY^▸ (Newquay (Station)) to EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) CDR^▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day')) + a EXD to TAU^» (Taunton - next trains) CDR... Yes, Savers are daylight robbery....

[Jim]

Heres one intersting finding for now

From Bristol to Goring and Stretly, a through ticket, SVR not Reading is ^13.75 but break your journey at Chosley and it becomes ^9.30!

Was doing some fares for STJ^▸ (Severn Tunnel Junction railway station)-Taplow

[snip]

U16 fares indeed-we were doing the trip on a Saturday, thus being CDR^▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day'))'s

I had a look at this, Jim ... and scratched my head a bit - then it twigged.   I think you're looking at half fare tickets as you've not yet reached the age of 16.   Have I worked that out right?

With the Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow journey, the scientist in me always likes to see a "control" case to compare to.   In this case that would be a through ticket.   And I compared, for tomorrow morning, an adult single. And I came up with.

Severn Tunnel Junction to Taplow - 59.50 single (for trains departing before 09:25), or 45.00 on the 09:25 and presumably later.

Severn Tunnel Junction to Bath PLUS Bath to Didcot PLUS Didcot to Taplow - 36.00 single at any time, 29.70 after the peak.  That journey would need to be made on trains via Bath (rather than direct via BPW^» (Bristol Parkway - next trains) if that's possible), and using trains that actually call at Didcot.   And I bet the lady or gent selling tickets at STJ would love you turning up with such a shopping list