£99 First Class London to Edinburgh train tickets

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• Motellgamzol says:

  7 Feb7 February 07:37

  I need to travel to Newcastle. Would that work?

  • Raffles says:

    7 Feb7 February 08:13

    It depends if the station is gated. A ticket to Edinburgh would not let you in or out of the gates at Newcastle. But East Coast stations tend not to be gated.

    • Tom says:

      7 Feb7 February 08:22

      Technically your ticket would not be valid..

      • Simon says:

        7 Feb7 February 09:17

        Yes technically this would be an invalid ticket.

        I think Newcastle is gated but you could book a single ticket from Manors to Newcastle and one from Newcastle to Manors to collect at Kings Cross eaching costing £1.50 for the days you need to get through the gates at Newcastle and that should work.

        • John says:

          7 Feb7 February 22:45

          I believe the gates are locked open during off-peak hours – but you should still follow Simon’s advice or risk being charged the full fare. For the return trip it’s more risky as it depends on the guard’s memory and where their shift changes. (On West Coast i.e. Virgin they change at Preston)

• Bill says:

  7 Feb7 February 07:45

  Thomas Cook outlets used to be “rail appointed travel agents”, not sure if that’s still the case.

• onlysuites says:

  7 Feb7 February 11:22

  Newcastle is gated.

• Raffles says:

  7 Feb7 February 11:53

  Yes it does, but the £99 tickets should be available on trains where the only fares showing on the EC site are much higher. Although the rules are so vague it is not entirely clear what buckets are included!

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