Train help

[Bogus Dave]

Right, tomorrow i have to go to rugby from slough for a training course. i will be making this journey by train. i will be leaving slough. i bought my return ticket from slough station earlier for the princely sum of £25.90. Now the person i'm going with has informed me they tried getting the same ticket and were quoted £100+. Then i got thinking that perhaps 25.90 is quite cheap for a ticket heading through london at peak time. however, as the below pictures will prove, this is what was said to me on a multitude of websites.

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[url width=800 height=500]http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/abbottd/sloughtorugby2.jpg[/url]

[url width=800 height=500]http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/abbottd/sloughtorugby.jpg[/url]

If i have to buy another ticket tomorrow morning its not the end of the world because i claim it all back on expenses. But we dont get paid untill the end of the month, which would cause a cash flow difficulty. and im worried about getting fined a big amount if i do have the wrong ticket. Please can someone re-assure me that i am alright. thanks.

[axs]

looks fine to me.

[leefer]

You aint got the wrong ticket...ticket prices are a lottery and half the time its just luck...my friend ordered a ticket from Swindon to Swansea and they sent him 6.....they havnt got a clue....your tik is fine.

[santasdead]

From the pictures you will need to get the 6.59 train from slough and the 17.24 train back.

so if you are getting these trains you are fine

If you have the orange edged tickets read them carefully,if there is a 'valid at' subtitle & a time then you can only use the tickets on the train specified. Otherwise if the tickets just say Start date 16Jul then you can get on any train at any time from slough to rugby.

[Nemo]

Yep, chances are you have bought tickets only valid on one specific train, saves you a lot but if you miss it you're screwed.

[Bogus Dave]

aye i will be departing at 6.59, and im not exactly looking forward to getting up at half 5 tomorrow morning. I have an off peak return, theres no issues there is there?

[flammableBen]

I'm surprised you can an off peak for pre-9am. Do they still give you easier off-peak times if you've got a railcard or am I remembering that wrong?

[santasdead]

aye i will be departing at 6.59, and im not exactly looking forward to getting up at half 5 tomorrow morning. I have an off peak return, theres no issues there is there?

No. I've never been told my ticket is wrong and i always buy off peak returns & travel at all sorts of times.

Not too sure how strict they are though if going through london

[jonny72]

Have your mates got 16-25 Railcards?

I just checked the prices for the same journey the same day next week - without the Railcard it is £100+ and with it the same as the price you got. So I'd say that explains the difference in prices, either they haven't got a Railcard or they didn't say they had one when they got the price quote.

The route definitely shows as going through London and on the underground as well. They are still showing the same ticket for tomorrow at the price you paid, so you can print off the route for proof if you're worried.

[suttonred]

Peak is 7-9.30 through paddington, if you are going that way you will get problems if off peak.

[Bogus Dave]

I'm surprised you can an off peak for pre-9am. Do they still give you easier off-peak times if you've got a railcard or am I remembering that wrong?

that nugget of information may just allow me to sleep easily tonight. i just put in the exact same information into the exact same website without the railcard, and it offers no off peak return at 6.59, and anytime returns of £115. Thanks to all

[Bogus Dave]

Have your mates got 16-25 Railcards?

I just checked the prices for the same journey the same day next week - without the Railcard it is £100+ and with it the same as the price you got. So I'd say that explains the difference in prices, either they haven't got a Railcard or they didn't say they had one when they got the price quote.

The route definitely shows as going through London and on the underground as well. They are still showing the same ticket for tomorrow at the price you paid, so you can print off the route for proof if you're worried.

Aye i did pretty much the exact same process as you with the exact same results, coming to the exact same conclusion!

[yeo]

Try and pick up someones used tickets, you'll be quids in when you claim it back .

[Bogus Dave]

mwahahaha

[Simon Pieman]

Slough and Rugby in one day. You lucky bugger!