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RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(11/09/2021 11:47)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I am looking to go to Liverpool in a couple of weeks. While there are Advance Singles to and from East Didsbury, it would prove cheaper to split the tickets into Advance Singles EDY - MAN and MAN - LIV in both directions. However, for the risk of an operational problem causing for example the Liverpool-bound train only to start from Piccadilly, this saving does not seem worth the risk.

I understand from the TrainSplit website that if you travel to your intended itinerary and something goes wrong, even on split tickets, you can get your tickets endorsed for the next available service. You should be fine but I would take a printed copy of your confirmation e-mail or have it ready on your phone in case anything goes wrong - and it often does on this route, let's face it.

I've used split ticketing a few times and have only encountered disruption once. Last year, I was travelling from Liverpool to London using the Avanti service to Stafford, with a split onto an LNWR service from there to London. There were delays and the LNWR service ended up being cancelled. I showed the train manager my itinerary and she was happy to allow me to stay on the Pendolino into London.