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Old 12th May 2008, 05:14 AM   #13 (permalink)
Charlie Hulme
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Default Virgin to end North Wales fares loophole

trackmiles@ wrote:

> As a further example - when WSMR ran their press "launch" train I
> needed to get to Wrexham from Manchester via Crewe but return from
> Shrewsbury (via Crewe). The best value ticket I could find was a
> return from Manchester to Gobowen (ticket office at Man Picc: "where
> on earth is that?!")


Thet's the secret of any possibly-dubious circular journey: book
to the most obscure place (roughly half way round the route) you can
think of! Works every time ;-)

Useful when cycling, too. A CDR Stockport - Alsager was a
cheap way to go by train Stockport - Holmes Chapel, then
cycle to Kidsgrove and return by train from there to
Cheadle Hulme. (Killer footbridge at Kidsgrove though!)

Charlie
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