Peter Masson

"Clive D. W. Feather" <clive@on-the-train.> wrote

> You may start, or break and resume, a journey (in either direction in
> the case of a return ticket) at any intermediate station, as long as the
> ticket you hold is valid for the trains you want to use. You may also
> end your journey (in either direction in the case of a return ticket)
> before the destination shown on the ticket. However, these rights may
> not apply to some types of tickets for which a break of journey is
> prohibited, in which case the relevant Train Companies will make this
> clear in their notices and other publications.
>
The new conditions for Advance tickets from 18 May make it clear that these
will not be valid for terminating short, or starting at a station after that
named on the ticket. It is not clear whether this applies to the
'Connections' part of an 'and connections' ticket, e.g. if I buy an Advance
ticket Longfield to Edinburgh (route NXEC and connections +) can I travel
from Longfield earlier than the 'suggested service', and can I start from
Swanley instead of Longfield (e.g if I am offered a lift to Swanley
station)?

I hope that the right to start 'long' or terminate short will not be
withdrawn from Off-peak and Anytime tickets when their new conditions come
into force in September, though, regrettably, I wouldn't be surprised if
rights to break and resume get withdrawn.

Peter