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Re: Cambridge to Hackney Central - routing regulations, again

On Aug 18, 12:26 pm, Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
wrote:
> I was sold an NSE Cheap Day Return to Hackney Central.

As a matter of interest, did this ticket have a "+" marker in the
Route field, indicating that travel by Underground was included in the
price?

> As I understand it my ticket was definitely valid by virtue of the
> fact that it was sold to me for this journey.  But would it have been
> valid anyway ?  

By my calculations, yes it was valid. Valid routes between Cambridge
Group of stations and Hackney Group are via London or by map WA or by
maps TS+WA.

You travelled via London. The section from London to Hackney is valid
by map TS, among others. Map TS shows that a valid route from London
to Hackney is the rather circuitous journey Liverpool Street - Barking
- Walthamstow - Gospel Oak - (Caledonian Road & Barnsbury) - Highbury
& Islington - Hackney.

You chose to use a subset of this valid route. That's OK because
starting late, breaking journey and finishing early are all allowed
with a Cheap Day Return. In contrast, if you had used a Saver Return,
break of journey is not allowed on the outward portion until 7
September but is OK on the return. From 7 September the replacement
ticket for a Saver Return will allow break on both legs. Such are the
complexities of railway travel!

> How one find out the answers to these questions ?

Learn how to use the online National Routeing Guide. Read this first:
http://www.atoc.org/rsp/_downloads/Routeing_Guide/instructions.htm
then start here:
http://www.atoc.org/rsp/Routeing_Guide.asp

> In these days of supposedly integrated transport, it would be nice if
> there were some website that would make even a plausible stab at
> generating journey options involving both national rail and cycling.

Yes, that would be a very good idea indeed.

John

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