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     This table as been prepared for your guidance and so that you may know of the many facilities offered to all travellers by the London Midland & Scottish Railway.

     Reference to the index will assist you in finding the ticket most suitable to your journey, whilst an examination of the contents will enable you to discover the most economical means whereby your journey may be accomplished. Cheap Tickets all the year round is one of the L M S contributions to this end.

   
 

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ORDINARY SINGLE & RETURN TICKETS
MONTHLY RETURN TICKETS
DAY RETURN TICKETS
WEEK-END TICKETS
HOLIDAY CONTRACT TICKETS England andWales
WEEKLY HOLIDAY "RUN-ABOUT" TICKETS Scotland
INTERAVAILABILITY

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ORDINARY SINGLE & RETURN TICKETS

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Availability:- Single tickets, 3 days* ; Ireland 7 days.*
     Return Tickets. Outwards and return within 3 calendar months.
     * Not counting Sundays, unless it be day of issue.

Break of journey:- At any intermediate station, within the period of availability.

Availability by alternative routes:- By any recognised route on
     L M S system, subject to additional payment where higher fare operates.
     See Interavailability with other Companies.

 

MONTHLY RETURN TICKETS

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Points of issue:- At any station on the L M S Railway to any other station in England, Wales and Scotland. (Except to stations on the lines of the London Passenger Transport Board and between Glasgow and District Stations and Clyde Coast Piers.)
Availability : Outward and Return:- Any day within one calendar month. By any
     train or steamer in either direction. Not available by Continental Boat Expresses of the
     Southern Company.
Break of journey:- Any station in each direction, on line of route, within period of availability. (Not applicable ay Clyde Coast piers.)
Basis of fare:-
     Third Class: about 1d. per mile in each direction.
     First Class; 50 per cent. over the third class fares, approximately 1½d. per mile in each direction.
     *Minimum fares:- 1st Class, 3/9 ; 3rd Class, 2/6.
Special "Monthly Return" fares are given to Ports and Stations in Northern Ireland, Isle of Wight and Isle of Man. For particulars see special bills and announcements.

*The restriction as to minimum fares does not apply between L M S Stations in North      Wales, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and English Stations North thereof, between certain other Stations in Staffordshire, Cheshire and South Wales and between Stations within the area, Carlisle, Dumfries, Portpatrick, Thornhill, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Dalry, Largs and Paisley. Full particulars may be obtained at the Stations and Agencies.

 

DAY RETURN TICKETS

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  WEEKDAYS:
Points of issue:- To Shopping and Sightseeing centres, Market Towns, Holiday      Resorts, etc., not more than 60 miles apart.
Availability :- As advertised. Holders allowed to alight at any intermediate station on outward journey on surrendering the outward half of the ticket, and join and/or alight at any intermediate station on the return journey.
Basis of fare :-
     Third Class about 1¾d. per mile in each direction.
     First Class, approximately 50 per cent. over Third Class fares - less then 1¼d. per mile in each direction
This arrangement does not apply in Scotland
  SUNDAYS: BARGAIN TRAVEL
(In addition to cheap short distance "local" bookings and advertised Excursions)
Points of issue:- Between any two stations on L M S, G. W. and L. N. E. Companies' lines in England and Wales.
Availability :- Outward by any rain leaving at or after 12.0 midnight on Saturday/Sunday.
     Return, by any train leaving up to midnight on Sunday.
Basis of fare :-
     Third Class about ¾d. per mile in each direction.
     First Class, approximately 50 per cent. over the Third Class fares in each direction.
     Minimum fares:- First Class, 3/9 ; Third Class, 2/6.

 

WEEK-END TICKETS

 

  
Points of issue:- Betwen any two stations.
     (Minimum fares: First Class, 3/9; Third Class, 2/6.)
Availability :- .

 

   Outward (By any train)

   Return (By any train)

 

Fridays (at or after 4.0 am)

Following Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.

 

Saturdays

Same day or Following Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.

 

Sundays

Same day or Following Monday or Tuesday.

 

Break of journey

Any Station in each direction on line of route, within the period of availibility.

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Basis of fare:-
     Third Class about 1d. per mile in each direction.
     First Class, 50 per cent. over Third Class fares - approximatley 1½d. per mile in each direction
Not applcable to Stations on or via the lines of the London Passenger Transport Board, except the Metropolitan Section.

   
 

HOLIDAY CONTRACT TICKETS

 


England and Wales
(Issued MARCH to OCTOBER)
     During the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October, visitors to areas given in the table below can obtain Weekly Holiday Contract Tickets available by any train between any points within the Area covered by the respective ticket for an unlimited number of journeys.

 
Area Served. No.
of
days.
Rates
1st. Class 3rd. Class

North Wales.
Morecambe and English Lakes.
West Cumberland Lakes & Coniston.
Chester and North Wales.
Central and South Wales.
Lancashire Coast and Lake District.
Keswick and Borderland.
Peak Districk, Derbyshire.
Wirral Peninsula.
Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester,
     Stratford-upon Avon and District.

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

7
s.  d.
15  9
15  9
15  9
15  9
21  0
15  9
15  9
15  9
15  9

15  9
s.  d.
10  6
10  6
10  6
10  6
15  9
10  6
10  6
10  6
10  6

10  6
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     Tickets can be obtained on application at most Stations within the area covered, and are issued at half rate, fractons od a 1d. reckoned as 1d., to children under 14 years of age.
     Tickets for Dogs or Bicycles accompanying passengers are isued at 2/8 and 5/3 respectively.
     Full particulars may be obtained at any L M S Station.

   
 

WEEKLY HOLIDAY "RUN-ABOUT" TICKETS

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SCOTLAND
(Issued APRIL to OCTOBER)
     During the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October, visitors to areas given in the table below can obtain Weekly Holiday Contract Tickets available by any train between any points within the Area covered by the respective ticket for an unlimited number of journeys.

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INTERAVAILABILITY OF TICKETS BETWEEN
L M S, G. W. AND L. & N. E. RAILWAYS

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     A passenger holding an ORDINARY RETURN, TOURIST or MONTHLY RETURN TICKET covering places served by the lines of all three of the L M S, G. W. and L. & N. E. Companies, or any two of them (including Joint Lines owned by any two of these Companies) is allowed to travel on the RETURN journey between such places by any of the recognised routes of these Companies.

     Break of journey is allowed to holders of the above-mentioned tickets at intermediate stations on the alternative route.

     WEEK END and other descriptions of REDUCED FARE tickets (except DAY, HALF-DAY and EVENING EXCURSIONS by Specified Trains) are also available on the RETURN journey by the alternative route.

     The Interavailability indicated above also covers the use of the three Companies' recognised routes to or from London, in the case of passengers holding tickets via London, with places on the Southern Company's line.

     SEASON TICKETS (Ordinary and Traders) are interavailable for THROUGHOUT journey between certain common places, and particulars can be obtained from the issuing Company.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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