First Great Western's grand day out is no bargain

Yesterday's post (see below) of news of a £2.50 day return rail fare from St Ives to Truro on January and February weekends was, alas, too good to be true. Passengers this morning catching the 10.25 St Ives branch line service to St Erth which normally connects with the 10.44 to Truro and beyond found themselves - as one passenger put it - 'stuffed'. The train had been cancelled and the next one was not until 12.58.
Now even at £2.50 that is not really much of a bargain.