UK RAILWAYS

>Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can book for a journey to
>London? Im starting from Stockport and travelling outwards on July
>2nd, return on the 4th. According to the timetable on the
>Midlandmainline site, they are serving Stockport on weekdays at that
>point yet QJump wont offer me a direct service - indeed, Stockport to
>St Pancras puts me on a Euston train then the tube. I can do Manchester
>to St Pancras and just get on at Stockport outwards, but as I would
>have to go via Manchester on the return Id need another ticket to get
>me back to Stockport. Not vast expense I know but annoying when one
>ticket should cover it. Also, I want to book on the 17:45 return on the
>Sunday but QJump wont offer me tickets for it. Full Stop. I cant even
>book an Open Return for this journey! It offers plenty for the 16:45
>but Id rather go for the later one. Am I missing something? TIA!

> Presuming you havent already tried it, try putting one of the stations
> the MML service stops at between Stockport and London in the via field.

> Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can book for a journey to
> London? Im starting from Stockport and travelling outwards on July 2nd,
> return on the 4th. According to the timetable on the Midlandmainline site,
> they are serving Stockport on weekdays at that point yet QJump wont offer
> me a direct service - indeed, Stockport to St Pancras puts me on a Euston
> train then the tube. I can do Manchester to St Pancras and just get on at
> Stockport outwards, but as I would have to go via Manchester on the return
> Id need another ticket to get me back to Stockport. Not vast expense I
> know but annoying when one ticket should cover it. Also, I want to book on
> the 17:45 return on the Sunday but QJump wont offer me tickets for it.
> Full Stop. I cant even book an Open Return for this journey! It offers
> plenty for the 16:45 but Id rather go for the later one. Am I missing
> something? TIA!
>

> In message , Stephen Hughes
> writes
> >Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can book for a journey to
> >London? Im starting from Stockport and travelling outwards on July
> >2nd, return on the 4th. According to the timetable on the
> >Midlandmainline site, they are serving Stockport on weekdays at that
> >point yet QJump wont offer me a direct service - indeed, Stockport to
> >St Pancras puts me on a Euston train then the tube. I can do Manchester
> >to St Pancras and just get on at Stockport outwards, but as I would
> >have to go via Manchester on the return Id need another ticket to get
> >me back to Stockport. Not vast expense I know but annoying when one
> >ticket should cover it. Also, I want to book on the 17:45 return on the
> >Sunday but QJump wont offer me tickets for it. Full Stop. I cant even
> >book an Open Return for this journey! It offers plenty for the 16:45
> >but Id rather go for the later one. Am I missing something? TIA!
>
> Presuming you havent already tried it, try putting one of the stations
> the MML service stops at between Stockport and London in the via
> field.

> I think there is a problem here - Network Rail are not confirming to MML
> what access there will be to Longsight around then, and which routes are
> really open.