Maybe I've had a sheltered life, but today is the first time I've
received small (ie train ticket sized) tickets from thetrainline by
post.

Obvious those collected from machines have been small for some time.

Does this mean that we really have seen the last of big tickets?

MIG wrote:
> Maybe I've had a sheltered life, but today is the first time I've
> received small (ie train ticket sized) tickets from thetrainline by
> post.
> 
> Obvious those collected from machines have been small for some time.
> 
> Does this mean that we really have seen the last of big tickets?

Are either your origin or destination gated, or due to be?  Since they 
gated Cambridge I avoid using Trainline-powered sites if I'm planning to 
get the tickets posted to me, just to avoid the hassle (and possible 
delay - I'm always late!) of having to negotiate the gateline with an 
ATB (large) ticket.  But it would be good to know that they take gating 
into account...

Provided I won't have to negotiate a gateline, I actually prefer ATB 
tickets for more complicated journeys.  If you're taking a return 
journey with two changes each way, and reservations on each leg then 
eight credit-card-sized coupons is just plain silly - two ATB coupons 
works so much better.

-roy

In article <OHBxk.55467$E41.27744@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
Roy Badami   wrote:
>Provided I won't have to negotiate a gateline, I actually prefer ATB 
>tickets for more complicated journeys.  If you're taking a return 
>journey with two changes each way, and reservations on each leg then 
>eight credit-card-sized coupons is just plain silly - two ATB coupons 
>works so much better.

Quite.

I recently travelled from Cambridge to York and back, with seat and
bicycle reservations.  That's four legs, each with three reservation
coupons, plus the outbound and return ticket coupons and two credit
card slips (one kept by the issuing office) for a total of _sixteen_.

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On 10 Sep, 12:31, Ian Jackson  wrote:
> In article <OHBxk.55467$E41.27...@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
> Roy Badami   wrote:
>
> >Provided I won't have to negotiate a gateline, I actually prefer ATB
> >tickets for more complicated journeys.  If you're taking a return
> >journey with two changes each way, and reservations on each leg then
> >eight credit-card-sized coupons is just plain silly - two ATB coupons
> >works so much better.
>
> Quite.
>
> I recently travelled from Cambridge to York and back, with seat and
> bicycle reservations.  That's four legs, each with three reservation
> coupons, plus the outbound and return ticket coupons and two credit
> card slips (one kept by the issuing office) for a total of _sixteen_.

I think the big tickets also had more information, such as the arrival
time.

The journey I've just been posted tickets for doesn't include any
gates.  The last time I got something similar was for travel in early
June and was big tickets.