Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start out?

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David Cantrell | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david

"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start out?

For no more reason than, because you can't.

More specifically, because an open period return does not
exist for that journey (but TBH I don't think that tells you
any more than the first line that I wrote)

tim


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David Cantrell | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david

tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start
out?

For no more reason than, because you can't.

More specifically, because an open period return does not
exist for that journey (but TBH I don't think that tells you
any more than the first line that I wrote)

IIRC it was during BR days that a lot of period returns of under 50 miles
were discontinued. CDRs were retained but, since then, for all other
journeys single tickets are required.

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:42:23 +0100, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
wrote:

Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start out?

For no more reason than, because you can't.

More specifically, because an open period return does not
exist for that journey (but TBH I don't think that tells you
any more than the first line that I wrote)

Unless tickets are checked often, daily commuters would be able to get
away with buying this type of ticket and re-using it every day, only
needing to buy a new one if the old one gets inspected and stamped.
The train companies don't want to have to check tickets frequently
enough to prevent this. So they just don't sell period returns at all
where they can help it.

"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start out?

For the same reason you can't buy three piece suites in McDonalds

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David Cantrell | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david

Be glad you don't have to use Farringdon & High Holborn.
You can get savers form City thameslink and Kings Cross TL but not from
Farringdon.

They don't do train tickets (well a few).

"asdf" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:42:23 +0100, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
wrote:

Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start out?

For no more reason than, because you can't.

More specifically, because an open period return does not
exist for that journey (but TBH I don't think that tells you
any more than the first line that I wrote)

Unless tickets are checked often, daily commuters would be able to get
away with buying this type of ticket and re-using it every day, only
needing to buy a new one if the old one gets inspected and stamped.
The train companies don't want to have to check tickets frequently
enough to prevent this. So they just don't sell period returns at all
where they can help it.

This may be the reason why they don't sell them.

It isn't the reason why he can't buy one :-)

tim

David Cantrell wrote:
Does anyone know why I can't buy a return ticket between Thornton
Heath and Gatwick returning on a different date from when I start out?


London to Hertford is the same.

Plus the HL journey is about two quid more than LH.

I have to have the same conversation every time though:

"Boundary of Zone 3 to Hertford East please"

"Is that a single or return?"

"Oh, if you sell returns, I'll have one please."

"No, we don't"

"OK, I think I'll have a single then"

what is the lower disatance limit for Network AwayBreaks then?

Barry Salter wrote:
On 20 Jan 2006 13:51:04 -0800, "Keith Raeburn"
wrote:

what is the lower disatance limit for Network AwayBreaks then?

In general, about 50 miles. Having said that, Southern and South West
Trains, Chiltern and WAGN no longer offer Network Awaybreaks, with their
period returns being Savers.

HTH,

Barry

When did South West TRains discontinue them? I had one at the end of
December.