Brilliant interview. The unfortunate thing is that Barry Kenny seemed intent on describing this as "an anomaly", and "to be fixed" (which would seem to entail removing such routes from the journey planner). This would seem a pity, as it would severely reduce the travel options for (an admittedly small number of) passengers.
While it's true that these routings could be exploited by (an even smaller number of) fare evaders out to get cheaper fares than they are entitled to, it seems absurd to penalise all rail users because there is a potential exploit.
And why can't we have a rule like in the UK, where you can buy two tickets to cover your total journey if it's cheaper than one, providing the train actually stops at the intermediate station?
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