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net, at 09:54:42 on Sun, 17 Feb 2013, Neil Williams
remarked:
And I've just booked a real trip (not a hypothetical one) in late April
to the East Midlands, and the fare back was £16 (from a theoretical range
of £5-£29). Although I don't know why anyone would buy two £29 tickets as
the return walk-up fare is only £55.

Probably wouldn't. But if they were getting back by another means, OTOH,
or out in the peak, back offpeak...

You have to be a bit careful with concepts like peak and off-peak on
these regional trips.

On the journey in question, for example, there's no off-peak single,
just an "anytime", and the off-peak return is available from 9am.

In practice you'd split the ticket at Nottingham, where the CDR is £28 +
£9, so by buying in advance saved a "massive" £5 on a £37 walk-up fare
(if the outbound had also been £16 - in fact it was barely cheaper at
£13).
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Roland Perry