crankypig 457 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Does anyone use a rail travel card? I ain't been on a train for years,but I was wondering,is it much cheaper with a card and are there only certain times you can use it,like a bus pass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Cheaper only if you travel by train regularly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Can be used at all times of day. You get the discount on whatever ticket is valid for travel at that time. Also applies to special discounted tickets on rail company web sites. I use mine a lot. I probably spend more on train travel than I otherwise would, as individual journeys are cheaper so I travel by train more. Gets me out and about more though, which is a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Had one each for a good few years, and worth every penny. We are fortunate in Greater Manchester to be able to use our bus pass for free travel on the Metrolink tram service, and on train journeys within the GM area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thanks for the info sounds like a good idea to get one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I have a rail 2for 1 pass, £30 a year gets a 30% discount, couple of trips to Skeg & I'm in pocket ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I have a Senior Railcard which I've only used twice this year, but it's already paid for itself. Well worth having. If I recall it costs about £30. You can save that on one journey. Only yesterday I booked a return trip to Bristol for the Bristol Sound and Vision Show. I saved a third of the already quite low fare of £60 I got via 'Split Ticketing.com' So it's cost me £40. Well worth looking at split ticketing. My journey to Bristol from Wigan will always involve a change at Birmingham, so we can ignore that. With split ticketng, I have a single ticket to Birmingham. Then a single from Brmingham to Cheltenham. Next, a return from Cheltenham to Bristol ( I stay on the same train..) Then use the other half of the return from Bristol to Cheltenham and stay on the train using a single Cheltenham to Birmingham. Change at Birmingham and a single to Stafford. Change at Stafford and a single to Wigan. Only about 10 minutes lost during changes. You can't beat it! Col 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 If all connections are made on time ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 That sounds like hard work, I'll just use the car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I increasingly find life complicated...............Oyster cards......pension passes,........touch screens.....pay for parking with mobile.....cut and paste ?.........whats it all about ?.......................................Alfie............carnie.........lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 55 minutes ago, Waddo said: That sounds like hard work, I'll just use the car. I like trains and I have plenty of time. As it happens, today I have booked from Wigan to Nottingham for a family meeting/lunch in a couple of weeks time. Return, price £20. Journey times maybe 30-40 minutes longer than in the car. ( And that's assuming no hold ups on the M6.. a big assumption these days.) And.. about half the cost of the petrol for a car trip.... And.... I can have a couple of pints with my meal... Win win... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 whats it all about ?.......................................Alfie. Is it just for the moment we live. I spent so many weekends travelling on the old Chuff Chuffs backwards and forwards to Nottm/Wton for nearly three years as you know. Not always comfortable, very often cold and late also a bit scary if the train was one of those where once the door was closed and the train moving, you were pretty much confined in the compartment, hoping you weren't with a murderer or summat! Today I had to spread my germs and travel to B-ham. Neither of us was up to driving so we travelled by rail. I have decided I like trains now. The journey both ways was so comfortable, warm and clean, exactly on time and remarkably quiet. I think we are going to try a few train trips this summer. Can't wait. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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