RWS Specials

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 01:11:14 GMT, 1577+2260
<someone@somewherethatisnota.com> wrote:
>
>A ticketing/route question: would a Swansea-Llandrindod or similar
>ticket be valid on these services? TTL and Qjump are in disagreement
>here. (I suspect the answer might be that technically the route is not
>valid according to the RG, but given the service pattern they may not
>mind.)

Yes, it would, but only if you join the train at Pontarddulais.
Boarding at Port Talbot Parkway involves doubling back.

However, there is no service from Swansea that would get you to
Pontaddulais in time to catch the special. So, for this particular
train, one could reasonably argue that a Swansea-Port Talbot
Parkway-Llandrindod journey would be acceptable.

The worst case scenario is that you would be asked to buy an SDR
Swansea-Port Talbot. These specials are usually "well gripped", but
the ATW revenue protection staff tend to apply common sense. If you
explain there was no connecting service from Swansea except via Port
Talbot, they'll accept it.

Paul Harley

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 15:46:43 GMT, 1577+2260
<someone@somewherethatisnota.com> wrote:
>
>Option two would be to do go right out to Cardiff for the "full
>experience" (well apart from the Rhymney leg - return journey option
>perhaps!) - also might improve choice of seats - how do these trains
>tend to load?

They start filling up from Pontarddulais onwards (a lot of people
drive from the Swansea area and park & ride from there). There will
be loads of space on the train at Port Talbot Parkway.

Paul Harley