Ticket validity if second leg of journey has stopped for the evening

I had a thread here sometime in December asking about the peculiarities of the ticket/fare system in this country and how I'd proceed with what I thought was a complex multi-ticket delay repay claim. It's got me thinking things that I suspect only people here will have thought too!

I have a ticket, say an anytime single, from Station A to Station C which requires changing trains in Station B. I decide I want to get a later train than originally planned from Station A, but I know that means I will miss the last train from B to C later in the evening, (but I'm fine with that because it's a short journey and I'm happy taking a cab from B to C) - is my ticket actually valid on the train from A to B?

Breamish said:

I have a ticket, say an anytime single, from Station A to Station C which requires changing trains in Station B. I decide I want to get a later train than originally planned from Station A, but I know that means I will miss the last train from B to C later in the evening - is my ticket actually valid on the train from A to B?

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Yes.

In theory that Anytime ticket would still be valid for completing the journey the following day. There wouldn't be an Advance ticket all the way for that last train as there is no onward connection, so break of journey restrictions are unlikely to apply in any circumstances.

Breamish said:

I have a ticket, say an anytime single, from Station A to Station C which requires changing trains in Station B. I decide I want to get a later train than originally planned from Station A, but I know that means I will miss the last train from B to C later in the evening, (but I'm fine with that because it's a short journey and I'm happy taking a cab from B to C) - is my ticket actually valid on the train from A to B?

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An Anytime Single is valid for two day and allows break of journey, so is valid to travel to B and potentially continue from B to C on the second day. However, an Anytime Day Single would be valid to travel to B but not valid to continue to C the next day as it only has one day of validity.

And if it was the outward portion of a period return ticket? For an off-peak ticket, the ticket could be be used to complete the journey on day 2. But paradoxically for a more expensive peak “anytime short return” ticket, the journey could not be completed on day 2, as the outward portion only has one day validity. An example of this would be Doncaster to Harrogate, changing at Leeds. Welcome to the madness of British railway ticket rules.

Breamish said:

I have a ticket, say an anytime single, from Station A to Station C which requires changing trains in Station B. I decide I want to get a later train than originally planned from Station A, but I know that means I will miss the last train from B to C later in the evening, (but I'm fine with that because it's a short journey and I'm happy taking a cab from B to C) - is my ticket actually valid on the train from A to B?

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Yes, as an anytime single is valid for two days.