Hi, as there are more UK rail strikes planned, I will post an update how we got on. Arriva eventually published that train tickets for the strike day could be used the day before - so our interrail pass activated to start on the strike day, showing tickets for our outbound journey. To be extra sure I picked up free seat reservations from our local station for the day before the strike. We had no problems using our interrail passes the day before.
Unfortunately Avanti customer service email says there is likely to be a 4 week delay until they can reply! However I did manage to find a customer service phone line. They said they will be able to confirm plans for the 13 August strike in the next few days after todays strikes have passed, so I will call back then. I am planning to keep my reservation for Eurostar on the 13th, as the activation day for the passes, hoping a conductor seeing the details in person on the 12th will understand
As its indeed the case-(due to shyhigh brit railprcies and their utmost complicated system of fares off/out/peak etc) that in some cases a cheap pass can be cheaper as a normal return! It is also more as once reported that conductors will want to see the REServation/proof for onward trips ´on the continent´ to verify that you are thus not ´misusing´ their revenue-protection system! You must make both trips on same day, cannot stay overnight in LON and then continue onward tomorrow Hi, I was planning a very similar journey on Avanti West Coast the Eurostar on 13 August. Now Avanti are striking and I will have to travel to London the day before. They will accept tickets for strike days on other days, do you think this will include the interrail ‘ticket’ in the app, showing my outbound journey planned for 13th August form my home town through to Brussels?
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