London to Frinton-on-Sea: BoJ query

[daniel78]

Hello, I'm trying to figure the best ticket for this journey.

London Liverpool St - Frinton-on-Sea. Return on same day (Saturday).

The passenger holds the following:
Freedom pass (free travel in London Z1-6)
Senior Railcard

The journey entails getting a Clacton-on-Sea train from Liverpool St, and changing at Thorpe-le-Soken. I believe all the London-Clacton trains pass through Romford (zone 6). I've found a fare of £13.25, Romford - Frinton-on-Sea, super off-peak day return, with Senior discount.

2 questions:
1) Am I correct in my understanding that all London-Clacton trains will pass through Romford? I realise I must book a ticket from a station the train passes through (no requirement to stop there as the Freedom Pass is a season ticket).

2) The passenger will need to break journey at Colchester for a couple of hours on the outbound leg. Is this permitted? The section for break of journey restrictions is blank on the National Rail sections. I have a nagging doubt from a previous thread that super-off-peak tickets have some specific restriction on BoJ.

 

[bb21]

1) Am I correct in my understanding that all London-Clacton trains will pass through Romford? I realise I must book a ticket from a station the train passes through (no requirement to stop there as the Freedom Pass is a season ticket).

You are correct on both counts.

2) The passenger will need to break journey at Colchester for a couple of hours on the outbound leg. Is this permitted? The section for break of journey restrictions is blank on the National Rail sections. I have a nagging doubt from a previous thread that super-off-peak tickets have some specific restriction on BoJ.

No break of journey restriction.

The default position is that there is no break of journey restriction unless advertised as so.

 

[daniel78]

Thank you. Maybe it was a BoJ on a particular ticket I bought previously that put the idea in my head it could apply to all super-off-peaks.

Just out of curiousity, I see that there some advance fares being offered between Liverpool St and Frinton. Does anyone know if these are new? I do this journey once in a while and I've never seen them before. Good news, even if no use on this occasion.

 

[IanD]

Just out of curiousity, I see that there some advance fares being offered between Liverpool St and Frinton. Does anyone know if these are new? I do this journey once in a while and I've never seen them before. Good news, even if no use on this occasion.

Been available for a couple of years I think. Maybe 18 months.