And Grand Central fares.Because 16-25 Railcards do not offer a discount for First Class fares, except for Advance tickets.
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And Grand Central fares.Because 16-25 Railcards do not offer a discount for First Class fares, except for Advance tickets.
They got my hopes up tbh, oh wellThey've made a right dogs dinner of that! If you click through to the Terms and Conditions pages for each it correctly states that a discount is only available in Standard with a 16-25 Railcard.
Anytime Tickets
Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Tickets
Southern offer a Unizone ticket covering travel in and around either Brighton or Worthing for students.I know that London Northwestern (and presumably West Midlands Railway) has student-specific term-length season tickets: do any other TOCs?
The range of railcards, their validity, discounts and purchase costs can be justified from two distinct angles:I still think it is a bit unfair that the Network Railcard is priced the same as other Railcards - that offer Nationwide travel and other perks, such as 1st Class tickets.
If anything, it should be priced slightly lower.
Not everyone in the 30 - 60 bracket is well off!
A well paid graduate can get a 26-30 railcard, yet a 30-60 year old on minimum wage can only get a Network Railcard.
I still remember when there was no minimum fare on the Network Railcard!
Southern have their Brighton and Worthing Unizone tickets available if you have a 16-17 or 16-25 Railcard and proof of student ID for a selection of Sussex colleges and universities.I know that London Northwestern (and presumably West Midlands Railway) has student-specific term-length season tickets: do any other TOCs?
I know that London Northwestern (and presumably West Midlands Railway) has student-specific term-length season tickets: do any other TOCs?
Welp, missed page 3.Southern offer a Unizone ticket covering travel in and around either Brighton or Worthing for students.
Yes, 50% off adult for 16+, or 25% off child for 15 and under.Do they offer higher discount?
Every TOC offers term-length seasons, any length between a month and a year can be issued.
NoSpeaking of a squeeze on the consumer benefit of railcards, is there any mechanism for dealing with a journey where returns have been abolished, but the single is close to the railcard minimum price?
The return from Redhill to London isn't £25 at times when a Network Railcard is valid. It is cheaper than that.This came to mind following a journey from London Victoria to Redhill, where a return would historically have been about £25 so about £16 with a Network Railcard, but now it's a £12 single each way with no Railcard discount, the minimum fare with a Railcard being £13. Feels like a minor injustice.
Thanks, the National Rail website is claiming that there's one for £24.20 (this is not a day return it's an overnight trip) but I could find no way of persuading the TVM that such a ticket exists.No
The return from Redhill to London isn't £25 at times when a Network Railcard is valid. It is cheaper than that.
Returns haven't yet been removed, even on the Phase 1 Project Oval routes.
That's because it's a combination of tickets - there is no period return on this route, they are all Day returns.Thanks, the National Rail website is claiming that there's one for £24.20 (this is not a day return it's an overnight trip) but I could find no way of persuading the TVM that such a ticket exists.
There's been no period return for journeys in the South East under approx 30 miles since BR days.Thanks, got it. So my problem stands but that's just life, I guess, and the answer is to stick to through ticketing from the most distant origin point, which happened not to be possible on this occasion because the remainder of the journey was triangular.
Many more journeys up to 60 miles have no period returns either. Makes an overnight trip for me to London rather annoying.There's been no period return for journeys in the South East under approx 30 miles since BR days.
Not at present, but I believe it's being looked at given the expansion of Contactless and the move towards Single Leg Pricing.Speaking of a squeeze on the consumer benefit of railcards, is there any mechanism for dealing with a journey where returns have been abolished, but the single is close to the railcard minimum price?
Plus for many years Virgin let you use them on peak trains at the off-peak rate.Some Railcards have already suffered significant diminution.
In the early days of the senior Railcard, certain discounts were 50%.
50%!
That would be nice.
Ironically, I got caught out by this yesterday because sometimes it isn't the case! To or from airport stations, for instance.There's been no period return for journeys in the South East under approx 30 miles since BR days.
Strangely enough some of those were implimented following privatisation.Ironically, I got caught out by this yesterday because sometimes it isn't the case! To or from airport stations, for instance.