Fancy a coffee? In Scotland? All for around £40 return (not including the coffee)? Peter Plisner reports on mad days out by train, made possible by railcards and a handful of split tickets.
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dr bob - 05/03/2025 09:41
I read "Ticketing anomalies left over from British Rail days allow passengers to buy separate legs of a journey, rather than just one ticket" as a very polite way of saying "The present ticketing system is blatantly dishonest".