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welsh dragon

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Coeeeee. Dry and fresher here today. That's it. I don't have an awful lot else to say apart from that.:laugh:

Stay safe peeps.:hello:
 
Mo1959

Mo1959

Legendary Member
Location
Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. Finally managed a little bimble. Just 16 miles on a very overcast morning which I wanted as bright light still smarts a bit. Tried out the new glasses and was very impressed with them. Really good lens clarity with no distortion that you can get with some glasses. Unfortunately the heavens opened 2 miles from home and I got soaked though but good to get out.

These are the specs if anyone wants to treat themselves. Lol.

https://www.merlincycles.com/tifosi-crit-fototec-sunglasses-150901.html
 
Tenkaykev

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Mo1959 said:
Morning. Finally managed a little bimble. Just 16 miles on a very overcast morning which I wanted as bright light still smarts a bit. Tried out the new glasses and was very impressed with them. Really good lens clarity with no distortion that you can get with some glasses. Unfortunately the heavens opened 2 miles from home and I got soaked though but good to get out.

These are the specs if anyone wants to treat themselves. Lol.

https://www.merlincycles.com/tifosi-crit-fototec-sunglasses-150901.html
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Glad to hear you’re on the mend Mo. Those glasses look like they would definitely make you go faster😎
 
185Q

185Q

Active Member
Location
Norwich UK
ColinJ said:
Excuse me, but WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope to be making the trip from Todmorden to Exeter by train several times a year in future so I have been researching the fares. A friend of mine ('bubble' pal, as was) is here and going off to visit her brother in Exeter tomorrow. She told me that she was intending to travel via Manchester and would be spending well over £100 return, even using her railcard. I told her that it was cheaper than that, quicker, and more convenient to go via Leeds. She disagreed, having checked the fares previously. This led to further research and discovery of some astoundingly stupid results...

  1. Off-peak return from Leeds to Exeter: £110.65
  2. Make an extra journey from Hebden Bridge then catch the same train from Leeds... Also £110.65!
  3. Extend the journey to Leeds by getting on the train one stop earlier, pass through Hebden Bridge, then catch that same train from Leeds to Exeter: Only £97.80!!!
So, significantly extending the journey from case (1) to case (2) costs nothing. Extending that journey even more [case (3)] saves £12.85! :wacko:

It seems impossible that this can be true, but given the stupid fragmented railway system that we have in the UK, it probably IS! I am walking down to the station with her later so we will find out for sure then. If it isn't true, then the online ticket booking systems are wrong - we both checked prices using multiple sites.
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PaulSB said:
Have you tried the Trainsplit app? Obviously I don't know the full details but two minutes on the app using a random choice with a Senior Railcard:

Depart Todmorden 09.55 today
Arrive Exeter Central 16.56

Return August 16th
Depart Exeter Central 13.12
Arrive Todmorden 19.34

Cost £88.20 return. Clearly I haven't looked at this in depth. Changing stations in Manchester is only +/- 10 minutes. In my experience swapping certain platforms at Picadilly can take 5+ minutes.
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The Trainline app now offers the option to find the cheapest option (‘SplitSave’) when you use the journey planner and buy tickets from it. We saved £15 on two singles back to Norwich from Darlington in July.
 
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