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Northern rail flash sale

Post by Quickenthetempo » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:14 am

https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sale

Might help someone get a bargain.
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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by tim_noone » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:26 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:14 am
https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sale

Might help someone get a bargain.
I like to moan about the buses....got on a whizz colne to Kelbrook last night. £1.........

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by tim_noone » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:26 am

I love a bargain!

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:53 am

Got an email this morning regarding this and expected it to be 1 train a day but got both Arsenal & Norwich games for £2 return instead of the £15 each game

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by dsr » Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:11 pm

Thanks for that. My mother goes to Blackpool every Wednesday and this will save her a small fortune! :D

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by tim_noone » Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:14 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:53 am
Got an email this morning regarding this and expected it to be 1 train a day but got both Arsenal & Norwich games for £2 return instead of the £15 each game
Fylde coast?

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by MiltonKeynesClaret93 » Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:19 pm

Superb - cheers for this QTT! Headed to the Arsenal game with a pal next month and saved him over £8 on his ticket from Preston. Lovely.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by mikeS » Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:32 pm

Wow! York or Leeds for a quid bargain!

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Barlickclaret » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:00 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:26 am
I like to moan about the buses....got on a whizz colne to Kelbrook last night. £1.........
Should be free with your bus pass.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Bosscat » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:03 pm

Barlickclaret wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:00 pm
Should be free with your bus pass.
He should be fined for having a "Whiz" on public transport ... filthy bugger 🙄

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:07 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:14 pm
Fylde coast?
certainly is

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Barleywine4me » Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:31 pm

Just booked Settle to Carlisle £2.00 return. Nice day out with stunning scenery
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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Quickenthetempo » Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:56 pm

Barleywine4me wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:31 pm
Just booked Settle to Carlisle £2.00 return. Nice day out with stunning scenery
I'm glad you mentioned this route.

I've just booked to take the parents from Bingley to Carlisle on the route for a day out.

4 quid each way with a saving of 220 quid.

That might just be their birthday and xmas presents rolled into one.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by kentonclaret » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:08 pm

Some great savings there guys.

Happy Days 8-)

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by tim_noone » Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:03 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:03 pm
He should be fined for having a "Whiz" on public transport ... filthy bugger 🙄
That's jizz bossman....whizz is fine.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Quickenthetempo » Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:24 pm

You can get to Leeds for a pound each way if you're going to Leicester away that way.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by CaptainKirk » Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:16 pm

Barleywine4me wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:31 pm
Just booked Settle to Carlisle £2.00 return. Nice day out with stunning scenery
Bloody tourists

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Goodclaret » Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:34 pm

Thank you so much for the heads up QTT.

Just booked Skipton to Carlisle return for 3 people for £36! Saved £83!!

I think I owe you a beer :)

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:44 pm

Goodclaret wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:34 pm
Thank you so much for the heads up QTT.

Just booked Skipton to Carlisle return for 3 people for £36! Saved £83!!

I think I owe you a beer :)
I'm glad you saved money but it should cost you £6 for 3 people return.
Book as separate single journey's and it's a pound each way per person.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Goodclaret » Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:50 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:44 pm
I'm glad you saved money but it should cost you £6 for 3 people return.
Book as separate single journey's and it's a pound each way per person.
Thanks. There were some £1 tickets available but not at the time we wanted to travel up. The return journey is £3. Still a bargain :)
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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Spike » Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:54 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:53 am
Got an email this morning regarding this and expected it to be 1 train a day but got both Arsenal & Norwich games for £2 return instead of the £15 each game
Doing those ones myself from Knobendland

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Herts Clarets » Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:50 pm

Just booked train tickets for the Norwich game on 2 Oct. Arlesey(my nearest station) to Burnley was nearly £100, change at Peterborough and Leeds. A bit of playing around and I managed to get Stevenage to Leeds for £20 return and then Leeds to Burnley £12 return, £32 in total. Result.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:13 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:50 pm
Just booked train tickets for the Norwich game on 2 Oct. Arlesey(my nearest station) to Burnley was nearly £100, change at Peterborough and Leeds. A bit of playing around and I managed to get Stevenage to Leeds for £20 return and then Leeds to Burnley £12 return, £32 in total. Result.
TicketySplit is a great site for that kind of shenanigans

https://www.ticketysplit.co.uk/

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Herts Clarets » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:29 pm

ŽižkovClaret wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:13 pm
TicketySplit is a great site for that kind of shenanigans

https://www.ticketysplit.co.uk/
I don't think it would have worked on this one as Stevenage is 2 stations (but only 10 minutes) in the opposite direction, but the benefit is it makes the Leeds leg direct. Just checked and the best they can do is £46.30 with 5 changes and a 5 hour journey. My one is 2 changes (including me getting to Stevenage) and a 3 hour journey.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:34 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:29 pm
I don't think it would have worked on this one as Stevenage is 2 stations (but only 10 minutes) in the opposite direction, but the benefit is it makes the Leeds leg direct. Just checked and the best they can do is £46.30 with 5 changes and a 5 hour journey. My one is 2 changes (including me getting to Stevenage) and a 3 hour journey.
Fair, was more a general point really

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:34 pm

Cheers. Just bought three carriages and an engine. Even though it's a steamer and had just finished the Blackpool to York run, it still seems in decent nick.

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Re: Northern rail flash sale

Post by Local cricketer » Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:04 pm

Are they guaranteed to turn up?

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