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« on: March 01, 2012, 23:26:43 »

I've a quick query..just in case anyone knows the answer easily..

Next week I need to travel from Reading to Paddington (off peak).. I currently have First Class season ticket from Maidenhead to Paddington (it's first class as train service is sooo over full currently).. Could I buy a first class from Reading to Maidenhead but still travel on a non-stop train (Reading to Paddington) since my travelcard covers me the rest of the way? Or do I need to be on a train that stops at Maidenhead?

Or if not can I just get a non stop train and then go and sit in First class as we go (very fast) through Maidenhead?

Thanks in advance  Grin

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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 00:00:13 »

Combining a season ticket with a non-season tickets allows you travel non-stop through the station where the tickets join. As per NRCoC (National Rail Conditions of Carriage) Condition 19(c):

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19. Using a combination of tickets
You may use two or more tickets for one journey as long as together they cover the entire
journey and one of the following applies:
(a) they are both Zonal Tickets (unless special conditions prohibit their use);
(b) the train you are in calls at a station where you change from one
ticket to another; or
(c) one of the tickets is a Season Ticket (which for this purpose does not include
Season Tickets or travel passes issued on behalf of a passenger transport
executive or local authority) or a leisure travel pass, and the other ticket(s) is/are not.
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 00:04:22 »

He means, "Yes."  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2012, 00:17:36 »

If you have an annual gold card you may find it cheaper to do the upgrade (aslong as you travel after 10 and don't return between 4 and 7)
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2012, 16:35:24 »

Thanks Justin..  Smiley

And in reply to the question re annual Gold Card. .I don't have one of those currently.. Just a monthly ticket from Maidenhead to London all zones..
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2012, 21:47:51 »

Thanks Justin..  Smiley

No problem Jo.  Smiley

Which would've you have preferred? My answer stating the official position or CfN's "Yes"?  Tongue Wink Grin



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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2012, 22:27:13 »

both  Grin
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2012, 23:50:15 »

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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2012, 20:32:09 »

oh I didn't realise that! damn. I have a season ticket that starts at Newbury Racecourse all the way into London Paddington (same price as if you bought from Reading).

So if I am travelling on a fast non-stop train from Reading to Newbury - I just need to pay the fare from Newbury Racecourse to Newbury?
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2012, 20:52:01 »

Yes, you are correct chineseJohn.  Provided one of the tickets you are using is a season, the train doesn't need to stop where you change tickets.
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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2012, 23:56:09 »

You forgot a bit. A quite important one at that:

Provided one of the tickets you are using is a season and none of the others are, the train doesn't need to stop where you change tickets.
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« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2012, 14:57:48 »

Yes TJ is quite right. If you have two Seasons to named stations then the train does have to call at the split point.
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« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2012, 19:16:41 »

When I tried to buy the ticket from Reading to Maidenhead I was told I could only travel on a train that stopped at Maidenhead so I was very glad I asked for advice on here first..  I mentioned that I'd been told it would be ok and eventually they agreed..

Mind you I should have just bought the ticket if I knew it was valid.. And the best bit.. There was no ticket check anyway... Roll Eyes

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« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2012, 20:01:46 »

Cough ...


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« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2012, 21:38:15 »


But Justin's relpy was also a yes (it was wasn't it?).. Just a longer way of saying it?  Grin Wink Roll Eyes
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