On Jan 23, 4:49*pm, Mizter T wrote:

I wonder if at Waterloo it's as the gates being coded to reject all
'TOC-only' tickets apart from 'SWT-only' (of which I don't think any
actually exist, do they?)

Is that so? It could partly explain why Advance Aldershot-Crewe
Virgin tickets have about a 50/50 chance of opening the barriers at
Aldershot, almost never accepted at Waterloo SWT barriers (but have
been at least once), always at Waterloo tube barriers and almost
always at Euston tube barriers!

Last time, the rejected ticket sparked a discussion off between the
SWT barrier staff at Waterloo about where Crewe was and if the ticket
was valid (which it most certainly is). Annoying, particularly as
this type of discussion has the potential to escalate and cause a
missed train at Euston. I wonder where the passenger would stand in
this situation - would Virgin staff accept it as a valid reason for
delay beyond the passengers control and allow them to travel on a
later train? Fortunately didn't need to find out on this occasion.

Ian