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Originally Posted by reflector
I asked for a single as I was going home and he said "You want a day return." I said "No, I want a single." This was repeated several times until he said "Look, I'm trying to be save you money - a day return is 6/- (30p), a single is 6/9d (around 33p). Do you still want a single?" I muttered "Thank you very much - I'll have a day return please!"
Difficult to fathom out 50 years ago - not much easier today.
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On the plus side, today you can use a search engine to find out the relevant fares.
On the minus side, I bet these days most booking clerks would just sell you the single ticket !
Having said that, it was a London Midland conductor who brought my attention to the fact that the Crewe to Telford return fare (valid via Wolverhampton) is considerably cheaper than the Crewe to Wolverhampton return !