Cheap way to get to London from Stafford

John Marwood

John Marwood

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If you do manage to get to London perhaps you could rip up the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill whilst there

I would be most obliged

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United57

United57

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Thehooperman said:
Another tip worth looking into is to book your tickets starting at a Welsh station say Wrexham. Travel is usually subsidised by the Welsh Assembley and can work out cheaper than booking from Stafford. Hoorah for devolution I say ;)
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Not so sure thats the case !
 
tek-monkey

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Using the link on the London midland website I searched for stafford to Hereford, it sent us via Crewe. Shame the connection at Crewe was on an arriva south Wales train so we couldn't use it! Went to Liverpool instead.
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

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Hire a Deltic, park at Doxey sidings, borrow some red diesel, tupperware boxes, Tizer, featherlite, hot pants, princess risborough for tea
 
henryscat

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tek-monkey said:
Using the link on the London midland website I searched for stafford to Hereford, it sent us via Crewe. Shame the connection at Crewe was on an arriva south Wales train so we couldn't use it! Went to Liverpool instead.
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Journey planners will pretty much always send you Hereford via Crewe as it is fastest journey time. But you can go all London Midland by going Stafford to New St then change for Hereford.
 
henryscat

henryscat

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For trips to Liverpool, Virgin offer a cheaper return fare than LM's. If you want choice of company, split fare at Crewe also saves dosh if going for the day.
 
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52.8N-2.1W

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Another trick if you're making a particularly long journey but there and back on the same day, is to get a standard return to a station close enough to your destination that a cheap-day-return is offered.

For example, Stafford to Bristol has no cheap-day-return option; standard 30-day anytime return - £53.00

But Cheltenham Spa to Bristol does, £8.50

Stafford to Cheltenham Spa standard 30-day anytime return - £33.50

Total £42.00, saving £11.00

You can just walk up to the ticket office at Stafford station and ask for the 2 tickets, they can sell tickets for any journey in the country. Same train all the way.
 
United57

United57

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52.8N-2.1W said:
Another trick if you're making a particularly long journey but there and back on the same day, is to get a standard return to a station close enough to your destination that a cheap-day-return is offered.

For example, Stafford to Bristol has no cheap-day-return option; standard 30-day anytime return - £53.00

But Cheltenham Spa to Bristol does, £8.50

Stafford to Cheltenham Spa standard 30-day anytime return - £33.50

Total £42.00, saving £11.00

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I did that journey but I also used 3 tickets Stafford to brum then brum to Cheltenham. Even cheaper
 
henryscat

henryscat

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Train line is fine for looking up fares but they charge a booking fee for buying tickets whereas London Midland / CrossCountry / other TOCs sell any ticket without a fee.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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John Marwood said:
Hire a Deltic, park at Doxey sidings, borrow some red diesel, tupperware boxes, Tizer, featherlite, hot pants, princess risborough for tea
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This is what happened when people hired a Class 47 a few weeks ago..

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..perhaps better to have your whistle with you..
 
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