I’m trying to sort a ticket out on thetrainline.com. Simple enough, I have a choice of two “start” stations – both on the same route – and the same destination. Basically, I need to get from Bristol to Newport tomorrow morning to sort my passport out.
Bristol has quite a few stations, so I checked Temple Meads first as it’s the nearest to the city centre. Journey just over an hour, including one transfer at Bristol Parkway. Fair enough. £4. Fair enough. The journey from Parkway on seems to be a bus, not a train. OK, maybe it’s a replacement service. Whatever.
Now, I wonder how much the same journey is from Parkway if I happened to start there instead?
Eight quid.
Eh? A shorter journey, and it costs more? It makes more sense, even if you are only travelling from Parkway, to buy a ticket from Temple Meads and reserve a seat you’ll never use on the train. Bonkers.
