(10 Mar 2015, 8:13 pm)leestransportphotos wrote All I'm trying to do is help people out, not start an argument (which some people are trying to turn this into)
I wouldn't have just made it up! I actually had an argument with the guard because he was telling me it's not valid. Nexus also said the same.
We weren't trying to start an argument (or at least i wasn't) and i think we should lay the topic to rest after this. National Rail is one of the most reliable sources of information so if somebody ever confronts you again when trying to use one, make a point of having that page handy and show the guard that it clearly states that they are valid between Sunderland and Blaydon. It was probably just a money-making exercise.