Another railway one

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poetryandwine · 07/12/2022 13:22

I am omitting details about my location, because I am active on the HE board. I don’t want to be linked to my uni.

I have a trip to a nearby city today. In contrast to previous times, the Trainline would only allow me to buy two one way tickets, for £X each. The rail company’s own site would only do the same, even after allowing me to select a Day Return journey, with each direction costing £X+1.50.

So I decided to try my luck at the station. Got a round trip ticket for ££X+1.90.

I have a STEM PhD and can normally navigate a website as well as the next person. I spent over 30 minutes trying to find Return options on the two websites without success. In the past it has not been a problem.

AIBU to think this is another example of rail operators taking advantage of us? Opinions please, I am not enabling voting.

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corlan · 07/12/2022 13:28

The AIBU voting buttons laugh in the face of your STEM PhD.

PAFMO · 07/12/2022 13:32

Last month it was cheaper for me to buy two tickets airport-London, London-destination (without including the tube transfer between London stations) than one ticket taking me Airport-destination including tube transfer. And not just the tube fare difference. £20 difference.
It's best not to think about it sometimes.

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poetryandwine · 07/12/2022 13:45

I was interrupted before disabling voting, then someone who best goes unnamed ‘helpfully’ posted for me!

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Fuuuuuckit · 07/12/2022 14:31

My local train to 2nd closest big city costs more to travel to from my town than from closest big city on the same train that passes through my town. Its about £8 more expensive to get on the train half way. Madness.

earlydoors42 · 07/12/2022 15:09

Thetrainline has stopped mentioning some of the options that can be bought cheaper elsewhere.

I used to buy first class to nearest city for work for £12 but it now says it's over £20. But at the station it's still £12. And when that city to London tickets became available for a weekend trip I was going on, it was about £90 return on thetrainline but about £30 buying the exact same tickets on LNER.

Fraud

DownNative · 07/12/2022 15:44

poetryandwine · 07/12/2022 13:45

I was interrupted before disabling voting, then someone who best goes unnamed ‘helpfully’ posted for me!

Sure, STEM PhD.....🤥

Toottooot · 07/12/2022 15:47

Shame you canna navigate a disable voting button as well as your STEM PhD allows you to navigate a rail site. 💁🏻‍♀️

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