On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:52:48 -0700 (PDT), Mizter T
 wrote:


>Anyway, TheTrainline.com and other TOC-branded Trainline sites (I
>checked both FGW and Chiltern), and the NXEC and raileasy booking
>systems all showed the return portion of Saver Returns as being valid
>on all Manchester - London trains on that monday morning *apart from
>the 0815* departure. As the NXEC and raileasy sites are independent of
>TheTrainline, I think we can rule out a programming error at
>TheTrainline - so does this mean that VT have quoted the wrong code in
>the NFM, or could something else have gone wrong in another shared
>ticketing system (I don't know how all the back office rail ticketing
>stuff meshes together so I can't say)?

In a final attempt to get to the bottom of this, I rang National Rail.
They confirmed that the ticket (return portion) is valid only on
trains due to get in to London after 10.59.

They did add when I said their website indicated validity, that it
would be clear on the ticket when you get it. Not much good AFTER
you've booked it is it?

So we know now that it is unclear to the person who should matter -
the traveler. But sod him or her eh?

Peter
Peter