National Routeing Guide update

[akm]

Some more changes were published on Tuesday.

New data set 491 published 12/12/17

To provide permissions into London Paddington the following additional map permission has been made
LONDON GROUP (G01) and PORTSMOUTH GROUP (G23) - added sequence 'BL+BB'​

This adds mapped routes via Reading.

This is great news for me as a holder of a Portsmouth - London season, but I'm wondering why this large extension of coverage was done, and why now? Previously I was restricted to the termini on the south side of London, but now I can additionally go Basingstoke -> Reading -> Paddington? Are First getting any money from this flow, and if not why would they possibly agree to open up their precious Reading -> Paddington trains to more passengers??

 

[swt_passenger]

This is great news for me as a holder of a Portsmouth - London season, but I'm wondering why this large extension of coverage was done, and why now? Previously I was restricted to the termini on the south side of London, but now I can additionally go Basingstoke -> Reading -> Paddington? Are First getting any money from this flow, and if not why would they possibly agree to open up their precious Reading -> Paddington trains to more passengers??

Almost everywhere on the part of the SWR network accessible via Basingstoke and the Salisbury or Weymouth lines, but not from the Portsmouth routing group (which obviously had trains via Eastleigh and Basingstoke), has in my experience always had validity into Paddington. I think this lack of validity from Portsmouth was accidental rather than intentional. IIRC it led to some odd effects such as Botley to Paddington on a London Terminals fare being ok, but not Fareham to Paddington...

 

[yorkie]

This is great news for me as a holder of a Portsmouth - London season, but I'm wondering why this large extension of coverage was done, and why now? Previously I was restricted to the termini on the south side of London, but now I can additionally go Basingstoke -> Reading -> Paddington? Are First getting any money from this flow, and if not why would they possibly agree to open up their precious Reading -> Paddington trains to more passengers??

Why? Because it was wrong.

Why now? Because the person responsible read my post pointing this out (see below) and has now got round to implementing it

No worries.

It is a bit odd that Portsmouth - London via Baskingstoke doesn't also permit travel via Reading.

This is despite the fact that Basingstoke to London does permit travel via Reading.

I wonder if that is a mistake?

If it is, the easiest way to bring it to the attention of RDG (that I know of) is simply to post it here, so hopefully it will be fixed soon.

Not as soon as I'd hoped, but at least its done now.

 

[yorkie]

Are First getting any money from this flow, and if not why would they possibly agree to open up their precious Reading -> Paddington trains to more passengers??

Revenue allocation is distributed through ORCATS.

It may be that Portsmouth Stns to London Terminals fares give GWR some money, or maybe not. But I'd imagine that Portsmouth Stns to various locations for which Paddington or Reading would be sensible interchange stations probably would give a decent chunk to GWR, e.g. Portsmouth to Ealing.

Revenue allocation (or lack of) does not determine validity.

Train Companies have no rights to deny historically reasonable, and protected routes from being valid on their services.

 

[kieron]

Some more easements were added on Thursday. There isn't anything about them on the RDG web site yet. The new easements are:

700767 (Local) For journeys from East Midlands Parkway to Dronfield. Where a duplicate routeing point (Chesterfield and Derby Group G09) is preventing journey planners offering journeys via Derby. This local easement will apply and permit journeys via Derby. It operates in both directions.​

I was going to say this was an easement which allows you to use the shortest route between the two stations. Then I noticed that there's a distance listed in the current National Rail Timetable for East Midlands Parkway for northbound trains, but nothing going south.

You can make assumptions about what you should do in this situation, but some assumptions lead to the conclusion that via Derby is a valid route based on the shortest route rules, whereas others lead to the conclusion that only via Nottingham is.

Via Derby is definitely valid now.

700768 (Doubleback) From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Mossley and Slaithwaite to Greenfield may doubleback via Stalybridge. This easement applies in both directions

700769 (Doubleback) From 20 May 2018 timetable change journeys from Greenfield to Slaithwaite may doubleback via Huddersfield. This easement applies in both directions.​

The May timetable hasn't been published yet, so I don't know what exactly will run then. These easements suggest some journeys which are intended to become less convenient by rail than they are now.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Some more easements were added on Thursday. There isn't anything about them on the RDG web site yet. The new easements are:

700767 (Local) For journeys from East Midlands Parkway to Dronfield. Where a duplicate routeing point (Chesterfield and Derby Group G09) is preventing journey planners offering journeys via Derby. This local easement will apply and permit journeys via Derby. It operates in both directions.​

I was going to say this was an easement which allows you to use the shortest route between the two stations. Then I noticed that there's a distance listed in the current National Rail Timetable for East Midlands Parkway for northbound trains, but nothing going south.

You can make assumptions about what you should do in this situation, but some assumptions lead to the conclusion that via Derby is a valid route based on the shortest route rules, whereas others lead to the conclusion that only via Nottingham is.

Via Derby is definitely valid now.

700768 (Doubleback) From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Mossley and Slaithwaite to Greenfield may doubleback via Stalybridge. This easement applies in both directions

700769 (Doubleback) From 20 May 2018 timetable change journeys from Greenfield to Slaithwaite may doubleback via Huddersfield. This easement applies in both directions.​

The May timetable hasn't been published yet, so I don't know what exactly will run then. These easements suggest some journeys which are intended to become less convenient by rail than they are now.

The 'all stations' Northern service is replaced by a 'skip stopping' TPE service. Presumably certain pairs of stations (Mossley/Slaithwaite and Greenfield) become nigh on impossible in a reasonable time without the double-back via Stalybridge or Huddersfield.

 

[IanXC]

700768 (Doubleback) From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Mossley and Slaithwaite to Greenfield may doubleback via Stalybridge. This easement applies in both directions

700769 (Doubleback) From 20 May 2018 timetable change journeys from Greenfield to Slaithwaite may doubleback via Huddersfield. This easement applies in both directions.​

The May timetable hasn't been published yet, so I don't know what exactly will run then. These easements suggest some journeys which are intended to become less convenient by rail than they are now.

As Baxenden Bank states, there will be a pair of skip stopping services, which appear to be (for the relevant stations):

Hull to Manchester Piccadilly
Huddersfield
Slaithwaite
Mossley
Stalybridge

Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly
Huddersfield
Marsden
Greenfield
Stalybridge

(and it appears, the same calling points in reverse - certainly was in the original upload of the timetable, and other than no Piccadilly to Leeds services yet being uploaded it is in the services currently showing).

It is interesting that the easements shown cover:

Mossley and Slaithwaite to Greenfield via Stalybridge
Greenfield to Slaithwaite via Huddersfield

But not:

Marsden to Slaithwaite
Marsden to Mossley

It will also take some calculation to show whether the specified via points are always optimal.

 

[alistairlees]

As Baxenden Bank states, there will be a pair of skip stopping services, which appear to be (for the relevant stations):

Hull to Manchester Piccadilly
Huddersfield
Slaithwaite
Mossley
Stalybridge

Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly
Huddersfield
Marsden
Greenfield
Stalybridge

(and it appears, the same calling points in reverse - certainly was in the original upload of the timetable, and other than no Piccadilly to Leeds services yet being uploaded it is in the services currently showing).

It is interesting that the easements shown cover:

Mossley and Slaithwaite to Greenfield via Stalybridge
Greenfield to Slaithwaite via Huddersfield

But not:

Marsden to Slaithwaite
Marsden to Mossley

It will also take some calculation to show whether the specified via points are always optimal.

Thanks for the detail. Surely the easements are entirely irrelevant anyway? For all these stations the routeing points are Stalybridge and Huddersfield Group (Huddersfield effectively, as that's the nearest). In other words there are common routeing points on either side of the Pennines. Journeys are always valid on direct trains to / from the nearest common routeing point (i.e. the shortest overall distance). So Marsden to Mossley is valid via Stalybridge (as that's shorter than via Huddersfield) provided:
- the trains to both are direct
- the Marsden to Stalybridge train does not call to set down at Greenfield (your contract ends when the train you are on arrives at your destination)

And therefore does not require an easement.

Certainly Mossley to Greenfield is a pointless easement (unless someone starts services that are not direct) (!)

 

[Solent&Wessex]

The easements would likely be needed because there are direct trains between the stations at certain times of the day. For example early morning, morning peak, afternoon peak and later in the evening all see direct trains which stop at, for example, Slaithwaite and Marsden or Marsden and Greenfield.

Essentially, the stopping pattern varies throughout the day, but for main part of the day between the morning and afternoon peaks the stopping patterns posted above apply.

Whilst the direct train to / from the nearest common routeing point may apply when there are never any direct services, this doesn't apply here as there are direct services between the stations concerned at some time in the day, just not necessarily all day long. Thus I would argue that an easement is needed to allow travel by doubling back during the daytime, when normal routeing rules wouldn't allow it as there are scheduled passenger services between the stations concerned at some point.

 

[kieron]

The 'all stations' Northern service is replaced by a 'skip stopping' TPE service. Presumably certain pairs of stations (Mossley/Slaithwaite and Greenfield) become nigh on impossible in a reasonable time without the double-back via Stalybridge or Huddersfield.

I know that's the plan. The reason why I didn't know was that I'd put a couple of searches into NRE to see if it suggested those particular routes, and if it offered a through ticket for them. Unless I misread it, it didn't offer many journey opportunities at all.

There are a lot more TPE trains now, and the easements do seem to cover the fastest indirect routes between Greenfield and Mossley or Slaithwaite. NRE doesn't seem to recognise this, though.

 

[kieron]

Some more temporary easements were added today. There isn't a summary on the Rail Delivery Group site for them yet. The easements are:

700770 (Map) On Friday 30 March, to facilitate customers travelling from Bath Spa to Gloucester, temporary permitted routes via Swindon will be created by this map easement​

The route from Bath to Bristol is closed, so this takes a few people off the buses.

700771 (Fare route) Journeys between Salisbury and Swindon priced on route (00136) VIA MELKSHAM may travel via Bath Spa on the following dates; 23 - 26 April 2018; 14 - 17 May 2018; 04 - 07 June 2018; 09 - 12 July 2018; 16 July to 05 August 2018; 28 - 30 August 2018; 08 - 11 October 2018 and 19 - 22 November 2018. This fare route easement applies in both directions​

This makes "via Melksham" more like the more expensive "via Trowbridge" ones on those dates.

 

[WelshBluebird]

700770 (Map) On Friday 30 March, to facilitate customers travelling from Bath Spa to Gloucester, temporary permitted routes via Swindon will be created by this map easementThe route from Bath to Bristol is closed, so this takes a few people off the buses.

Just from Bath to Gloucester? Seems a bit of a weird one since that closure affects anyone travelling from anywhere south, north or west of Bristol towards Bath! (unless theres already an easement for the others).

 

[Hadders]

Bath are playing rugby against Exeter in the rearranged Anglo Welsh Cup Final at Gloucester tomorrow afternoon. The match was supposed to be played a couple of weeks ago but was postponed because of snow.

I wonder if this has anything to do with the hastily implemented easement.

 

[kieron]

Some more changes were made to easements yesterday. There's no summary on the RDG web site now, but the changes are as follows:

Easements 700768 and 700769 have changed from being doubleback easements to being local ones. I suppose this is to make it easier for web sites to implement them. They're otherwise unchanged, still reading:

700768 From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Mossley and Slaithwaite to Greenfield may doubleback via Stalybridge. This easement applies in both directions

700769 From 20 May 2018 timetable change journeys from Greenfield to Slaithwaite may doubleback via Huddersfield. This easement applies in both directions.​

Some more easements have been added:

700772 (Routeing Point) To allow journeys on Saturdays from Severn Beach, St Andrews Road, Avonmouth, Shirehampton, Sea Mills, Clifton Downs, Redland and Montpelier to Pilning via Newport (South Wales) this routeing point easement will override fares checking.​

This is a "routeing point" version of the Local easement 700765. None of these routes involves a fares check, so I don't know what effect this change actually has.

700773 (Local) From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Mossley to Marsden may doubleback via Stalybridge. This easement applies in both directions

700774 (Local) From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Mossley to Marsden may doubleback via Huddersfield. This easement applies in both directions

700775 (Local) From the 20 May 2018 timetable change, customers travelling from Marsden to Slaithwaite may doubleback via Huddersfield. This easement applies in both directions​

These allow doubling back with Mossley-Marsden and Marsden-Slaithwaite tickets, to avoid these journeys becoming both slower and more expensive for most people in May.

700776 (Routeing Point) Customers from Burley Park to Rickmansworth may travel via Leeds. This routeing point easement will override fares checking and operate in both directions​

There is no fare defined in the NFM64 list between Burley Park and Rickmansworth (and this isn't the only route in the area like this). This easement lets you use Leeds as the routeing point at the north end, but it doesn't give you anything at the south end. As a result, there are few journey opportunities for a through ticket, and none at all which need the dearer "Any Permitted" tickets rather than the "not via London" ones.

 

[kieron]

Two more easements were added yesterday (Sunday). As before, there's no summary on the RDG web site now, but they are as follows:

700777 (Routeing Point) Customers to Rickmansworth or Amersham from origins in West Yorkshire may travel via Leeds. This routeing point easement will override fares checking and operate in both directions​

This is another awkward one. There are no fares defined between (as an example) Amersham and Ilkley. This easement means that Leeds is a valid routeing point for Ilkley for a journey between them. It doesn't mean that there are any valid routeing points for Amersham, so there are no mapped routes anyway.

The same is true for every station in West Yorkshire, as fares are only defined between Amersham and stations on the same line as it. Rickmansworth is the same.

700778 (Routeing Point) Customers travelling via Dingwall to Long Buckby may travel via Rugby avoiding Northampton. This routeing point eassement overrides fares checking and operates in both directions.​

A ticket from Achnanalt to Long Buckby has a higher price in the NFM64 list than an Achanalt-Rugby one. The same is true for almost half of the stations north or west of Dingwall.

For some reason, Northampton-Dingwall tickets are only valid via Carlisle, whereas Rugby-Dingwall ones can be used via York instead. This change means tickets on the affected routes are now valid either way.

 

[sheff1]

700777 (Routeing Point) Customers to Rickmansworth or Amersham from origins in West Yorkshire may travel via Leeds. This routeing point easement will override fares checking and operate in both directions​

Well, as Wakefield is in West Yorkshire, that will reduce the amount travellers to/from Leeds will need to pay. Not that I would expect there to be huge numbers of them.​

 

[yorkie]

Well, as Wakefield is in West Yorkshire, that will reduce the amount travellers to/from Leeds will need to pay. Not that I would expect there to be huge numbers of them.​

I don't understand your post, ...

Edit: Ah, I see now

 

[sheff1]

I don't understand your post

* An Off Peak Return (SVR) from Wakefield to Amersham "Not via London" is £88.10. A SVR from Leeds to Amersham "Not via London" is £110.

*Anyone travelling from either Leeds or Wakefield are "customers from origins in West Yorkshire", so are covered by 700777.

* If they purchase a ticket from Wakefield they will pay less than if they purchase a ticket from Leeds and fares checking is overridden by the easement so no need to check whether Leeds is a valid routeing point for a Wakefield ticket.

 

[kieron]

Some more easements were added to the routeing guide yesterday (Wednesday). There hasn't been an update to the RDG change list here since last month. Today's additions are:

700779 (Doubleback) During engineering works on the 26 and 27 May 2018, Cross Country services between the South West and North East will be subject to diversions that will entail passing Selly Oak and Birmingham New Street stations more than once. This doubleback easement will operate in both directions to permit journeys to be found.

700781 (Map) Due to engineering works on the 26 and 27 May 2018 affecting journeys on Virgin Trains to or via Birmingham New Street; this map easement will create temporary permitted routes via Tamworth, Stafford and Smetwick Galton Bridge. It will operate in both directions​

Crosscountry trains will take an indirect route between Water Orton and Birmingham, whereas Virgin West Coast ones will go between London and Birmingham via Stafford. There are no extra routeing points in the Crosscountry route, so it shouldn't need a map easement.

These easements don't seem to have been implemented everywhere yet.

700780 (Map) Customers travelling to Edinburgh and beyond, whose normal route is via Newcastle and Berwick upon Tweed, may travel via Carlisle during engineering works on Saturdays 22 and 29 September, 06 and 13 October 2018; Sundays 23 and 30 September, 07 and 14 October 2018 . This map easement applies in both directions​

This suggests that the line through Berwick will be closed then, although the timetable doesn't currently reflect this and there's nothing about it on the Crosscountry site (for one).

 

[bb21]

* If they purchase a ticket from Wakefield they will pay less than if they purchase a ticket from Leeds and fares checking is overridden by the easement so no need to check whether Leeds is a valid routeing point for a Wakefield ticket.

Wakefield Group is a routeing point (group) in its own right so no fares check is required.

However... (I think you may know what I want to say here but I won't give too much away. )

 

[bb21]

700779 (Doubleback) During engineering works on the 26 and 27 May 2018, Cross Country services between the South West and North East will be subject to diversions that will entail passing Selly Oak and Birmingham New Street stations more than once. This doubleback easement will operate in both directions to permit journeys to be found.​

Oooh, Lifford curve. Interesting one.

 

[Starmill]

700781 (Map) Due to engineering works on the 26 and 27 May 2018 affecting journeys on Virgin Trains to or via Birmingham New Street; this map easement will create temporary permitted routes via Tamworth, Stafford and Smetwick Galton Bridge. It will operate in both directions

I wonder what prompted the additional of this Although I would love to visit Smetwick!

 

[Starmill]

However... (I think you may know what I want to say here but I won't give too much away. )

This is a fascinating point. I'm not qualified to comment on how anyone is implementing the data the easements contain, but I've heard different ideas ranging from some online journey planners pretty much ignoring routing point easements, to others where the easement is given the highest priority and even has the power to choose a routing point which that station would not normally even be associated with. You may also get a sort of bizarre proxy effect where a new station opens, so an override applies in place of fares checking. Interesting stuff.

 

[Kite159]

These easements don't seem to have been implemented everywhere yet.
700780 (Map) Customers travelling to Edinburgh and beyond, whose normal route is via Newcastle and Berwick upon Tweed, may travel via Carlisle during engineering works on Saturdays 22 and 29 September, 06 and 13 October 2018; Sundays 23 and 30 September, 07 and 14 October 2018 . This map easement applies in both directionsThis suggests that the line through Berwick will be closed then, although the timetable doesn't currently reflect this and there's nothing about it on the Crosscountry site (for one).

Sounds like it is the annual autumn closure of the ECML between Edinburgh & Berwick, I wonder if there will be any 91 drags between Carlisle & Newcastle this time round

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

I wonder what prompted the additional of this Although I would love to visit Smetwick!

I'm sure you've been to Smethwick before! There's really not much to see...

 

[infobleep]

This is a fascinating point. I'm not qualified to comment on how anyone is implementing the data the easements contain, but I've heard different ideas ranging from some online journey planners pretty much ignoring routing point easements, to others where the easement is given the highest priority and even has the power to choose a routing point which that station would not normally even be associated with. You may also get a sort of bizarre proxy effect where a new station opens, so an override applies in place of fares checking. Interesting stuff.

It's fascinating that different systems handle easements differently,

Could someone design a online ticket retail system that handled easements to customers advantage?

 

[JB_B]

In Friday's RG update maps BY and PY each gained a Tamworth-Chesterfield link. Is that related to the forthcoming works at Derby?

 

[kieron]

Some more changes were made to the routeing guide on the Friday before last, Monday and Tuesday. Sorry about the delay. Friday's changes were:

Comparing RJRG0512 to RJRG0513 published 27 April 2018

Maghull North (MNH) has been added to the routeing guide data. duye to open 18 June 2018​

This is associated with Liverpool, Preston and Wigan, (like Maghull), although there are no fares in the published NFM64 list for it.

I notice that the code for the station is given as MNH here, but MNS in the timetable feed file. I'm sure they'll settle on something before it opens.

Adding Timing Links to the maps in preparation for Derby resignalling. This will allow journey planners to generate journeys that do not pass through the (G09) Derby routeing point by adding in a timing connection between Chesterfield and Tamworth routeing points.
Map BY - BIRMINGHAM TO YORK changed (1 added/ 0 removed links)
Map PY - PLYMOUTH TO YORK changed (1 added/ 0 removed links)​

Crosscountry trains between Birmingham and Chesterfield or Nottingham will go via Castle Donington instead of Derby. There are 16 other maps which include the Chesterfield-Derby-Tamworth section, and 12 which include Nottingham-Derby-Tamworth.

Duplicate easement(s) removed - covered by easement 700761

Removed 700776: Customers from Burley Park to Rickmansworth may travel via Leeds. This routeing point easement will override fares checking and operate in both directions​

For 700761 here, read 700777.

2 easement(s) changed
700761: Due to engineering works affecting journeys via Cheltenham Spa and Bristol. Cross Country services will be diverted via Kemble, Swindon and Bath Spa on Saturdays 12, 19 and Sundays 13, 20 May 2018. This map easement will create temporary permitted routes and will apply in both directions.​

This used to say "via Bristol Parkway", and covered fewer dates.

700777: Customers to Rickmansworth or Amersham travelling from stations between Hornbeam Park and Burley Park, and between Ilkley and Kirkstall Forgemay travel via Leeds. This routeing point easement will override fares checking and will operate in both directions​

This applied to "stations in West Yorkshire" previously.

They also fixed a typo in easement 700781.

Monday's changes were:

New data set 513 published 30 April 2018
Comparing RJRG0513 to RG0512
For engineering diversions easement(s) added

Added 700782: Over the Bank Holiday weekend of the 05 -07 May 2018. Ticketspriced on (00000) ANY PERMITTED from or via Reading to London Terminals, (excluding Radley and Oxford) will be valid via Basingstoke and Surbiton to London Waterloo. This map easement will apply in both directions​

That's ANY PERMITTED, and not VIA BANBURY, or AAA PANGBOURNE, or anything like that. Oxford-London tickets will remain valid via Ascot.

Added 700783: Due to Sunday trains from Glasgow Central being diverted via Mount Florida from 13 May to 09 September 2018, connecting services require this map easement to ensure journey opportunities are presented to customers. This easement will apply in both directions​

There are no trains through Motherwell (on 13 May, at least), so this probably means some tickets will be allowed from Glasgow to somewhere via Mount Florida, Newton and Holytown. I don't know how much the easement covers, as the above is all it contains.

Added 700784: During engineering work over the Bank Holiday weekend 05 -07 May 2018, affecting journeys into London Paddington. Tickets from Worcester, Evesham and stations on the route to Oxford may travel to London Marylebone via Oxford and Princes Risborough. This map easement applies in both​

Unless I've missed something, this easement allows you to do something which is permitted anyway.

Dated easement(s) removed

Removed 700762: Due to engineering works on the 17 and 18 March 2018, journeys to London from Cheltenham Spa to London Terminals may travel via Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes. This map easement applies in both directions

Removed 700763: On Sunday 1st April 2018, during the engineering works closure of London Euston. Journeys using the outward pportion of tickets from Liverpool Lime Street to London Terminals, may travel to London St Pancras via a rail replacement bus service between Rugby and Kettering. This map easement applies in both directions

Removed 700764: On Sunday 1 April 2018 during closure of London Euston, journeys from Manchester Piccadilly to London Terminals may travel on First Trans Pennine Express services to Leeds for onward connections to London Kings Cross. This map easement applies in both directions

Removed 700770: On Friday 30 March, to facilitate customers travelling from Bath Spa to Gloucester, temporary permitted routes via Swindon will be created by this map easement​

All temporary easements with no future validity.

To add additional dates engineering easement(s) changed

6 change(s) in 700781: Due to engineering works on the 26 and 28 May 2018 affecting journeys on Virgin Trains to or via Birmingham New Street; this map easement will create temporary permitted routes via Tamworth, Stafford and Smethwick Galton Bridge. It will operate in both directions​

27 May (a Sunday) has been replaced by 28 May here. As Virgin are taking the same route between London and Birmingham on both dates, this may not be intentional.

Tuesday's changes were:

New data set 0514 published 01/05/18
Comparing revision RJRG0514 to RJRG0513

Late request engineering work easement(s)
Added 700785: As a result of engineering works on the Bank Holiday weekend 05 - 07 May 2018, journeys to Crayford, Bexley, Albany Park, Sidcup, New Eltham, Mottingham and Lee (London) via Gravesend and Dartford may doubleback at Abbey Wood via Slade Green. This doubleback easement applies in both directions.​

There are no trains between Crayford and Dartford (and none through Blackheath at all, for that matter). There are some between Slade Green and Dartford, but the faster ones don't stop between Abbey Wood and Dartford.

The text is a bit unclear, but according to nationalrail.co.uk this is valid for (for instance) Sidcup-Gravesend but not Sidcup-Dartford.

They also removed the changes to maps BY and PY which were made 4 days before.

 

[lyndhurst25]

700777: Customers to Rickmansworth or Amersham travelling from stations between Hornbeam Park and Burley Park, and between Ilkley and Kirkstall Forgemay travel via Leeds. This routeing point easement will override fares checking and will operate in both directions

I see that it has taken RDG no time at all to change the Routeing Guide after this West Yorkshire "anomaly" was highlighted on this very forum. Let's see how long it takes for them to introduce a new positive easement to solve the Ilkley to Kirkstall Forge via Shipley issue that was discussed a few days later....

 

[kieron]

Some more changes were published yesterday. There isn't a summary for them on the RDG web site yet. They are:

Permitted Route changes:

Effingham Junction (EFF) to Newcastle (NCL) gain EF+EC​

This adds mapped routes via London (in particular, ones via Surbiton, London and Stevenage).

Back in 2012, Effingham Junction was associated with Dorking, Epsom, Guildford and Surbiton. These four routeing points did, and do, have LONDON as a mapped route between them and Newcastle. Effingham Junction and Leatherhead (both in the middle) do not. Leatherhead gained some mapped routes to Newcastle via London 18 months ago.

Easement changes:

Removed:
700782 (Map) Over the Bank Holiday weekend of the 05 -07 May 2018. Tickets priced on (00000) ANY PERMITTED from or via Reading to London Terminals, (excluding Radley and Oxford) will be valid via Basingstoke and Surbiton to London Waterloo. This map easement will apply in both directions

700784 (Map) During engineering work over the Bank Holiday weekend 05 -07 May 2018, affecting journeys into London Paddington. Tickets from Worcester, Evesham and stations on the route to Oxford may travel to London Marylebone via Oxford and Princes Risborough. This map easement applies in both directions.

700785 (Doubleback) As a result of engineering works on the Bank Holiday weekend 05 - 07 May 2018, journeys to Crayford, Bexley, Albany Park, Sidcup, New Eltham, Mottingham and Lee (London) via Gravesend and Dartford may doubleback at Abbey Wood via Slade Green. This doubleback easement applies in both directions.​

These were all temporary easements just for last weekend.