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to get a twenty-year franchise while refusing to abide by the rules of the existing one (and running those cramped, claustrophobic, toilet-smelling trains on the “West Coast Main Line”)
Validity of the Tickets Lest there be any doubt, the validity of a combination of travelcard season ticket, whether or not stored on Oyster, and extension ticket is definitely valid, beyond the slightest doubt. The following are extracts from the National Rail Conditions of Carriage. Section 19 on Combinations of Tickets 19. Using a combination of tickets You may use two or more tickets for one journey as long as together they cover the entire journey and one of the following applies: (a) they are both Zonal Tickets (unless special conditions prohibit their use); (b) the train you are in calls at the station where you change from one ticket to another; or (c) one of the tickets is a Season Ticket (which for this purpose does not include Season Tickets or travel passes issued on behalf of a passenger transport executive or local authority) or a leisure travel pass, and the other ticket(s) is/are not. You must comply with any restriction shown on the tickets relating to travel in the trains of a particular Train Company or Train Companies (see Condition 10). If you do not comply with this Condition, you will be treated as having joined the train without a ticket and the relevant parts of Condition 2 or 4 will apply, either to the entire journey, or from the last station where the train stopped at which at least one of the tickets was valid. For the purposes of this Condition, a “leisure travel pass” means any multi-journey ticket (excluding Season Tickets) valid for: (i) at least 7 consecutive days; or (ii) at least 3 days in a period of at least 7 consecutive days and includes rover tickets, travel passes, flexipass tickets and BritRail passes. The emphasis is ours, indicating which section applies. Travelcards are National Rail tickets and are not issued on behalf of a local authority. The restrictions in Condition 10 relate to operator-specific tickets. There are no relevant restrictions on travelcard season tickets or Anytime Day Returns. Section 9 on Electronic Tickets 9. Electronic Tickets In some cases a Train Company, a travel agent or other authorised person, may issue you with a ticket where the details of the trains you are entitled to use, together with any rights to goods or services supplied by another person, are stored only in electronic form. Such a ticket is referred to in these Conditions as an Electronic Ticket. Any reference in these Conditions to the term “ticket” includes an Electronic Ticket unless specifically stated otherwise. An Electronic Ticket may be stored on a: (i) Smartcard; (ii) payment card or identity card; (iii) mobile telephone; (iv) personal organiser; or (v) other mobile electronic device. If a Smartcard is issued by a Train Company, it remains the property of that Train Company and you may be charged a deposit. If a Smartcard is no longer required and is returned to the office of issue in good condition any deposit paid will be refunded. A Smartcard which does not contain an Electronic Ticket is not a valid authority to travel. Some Smartcards may be used to buy stored credit which you can use later to buy Electronic Tickets. In these Conditions, credit stored in this way is termed Electronic Funds. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have enough Electronic Funds on your Smartcard to pay for the Electronic Ticket required for the journey you intend to make. Wherever reference is made in these Conditions to information about restrictions, stations, routes and period of validity being shown on tickets, this information will not be shown on Smartcards and may not be displayed on the cards or devices in (ii) to (v) of this Condition, for any Electronic Tickets they contain. However, any restrictions or other terms of use (including these Conditions) will still apply. You can get details of restrictions and terms of use from the seller of the Electronic Ticket. Again, the emphasis is ours, indicating the relevant sections.

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