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« on: January 13, 2008, 11:57:59 » |
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Last year, Jan - Mar 2007, FGW▸ did a promotion where a weekend return anywhere on the network was ^10 for holders of monthly plus season tickets.
Does anyone know if they are doing the same again this year? I have not seen any adverts for this and when I asked at Reading, the ticket issuer did not know.
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John R
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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2008, 16:15:43 » |
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I'm hoping they do this again, and have been half expecting something to appear. Let's face it, FGW▸ need all the positive PR▸ they can get with season ticket holders.
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zebedee
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2008, 09:35:19 » |
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I buy a yearly season ticket and that also acts as a railcard for cheaper fares - although I am not quite sure what that means and haven't used it yet. Mind you I only get a yearly ticket because my employer loans me the money to do so - I was buying monthly tickets beforehand.....
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TerminalJunkie
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2008, 11:49:45 » |
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If it's a Devon and Cornwall Gold Card then you get 34% off Cheap Day Returns and Savers within Devon and Cornwall, another adult travelling with you gets the same discount, and you can take up to four children for ^1 each.
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Shazz
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2008, 14:57:55 » |
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I prefer my Young Persons Railcard, as i can get first class tickets from cardiff > paddington any day of the week for ^15 ...  |
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devon_metro
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2008, 16:41:55 » |
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If it's a Devon and Cornwall Gold Card then you get 34% off Cheap Day Returns and Savers within Devon and Cornwall, another adult travelling with you gets the same discount, and you can take up to four children for ^1 each.
Does a D&C railcard reduce the price, of say a Paignton - Westbury SVR? |
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Conner
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« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2008, 17:26:20 » |
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If it's a Devon and Cornwall Gold Card then you get 34% off Cheap Day Returns and Savers within Devon and Cornwall, another adult travelling with you gets the same discount, and you can take up to four children for ^1 each.
Does a D&C railcard reduce the price, of say a Paignton - Westbury SVR? If it doesn't, you can just buy two tickets anyway. |
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vacman
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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2008, 19:10:00 » |
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I prefer my Young Persons Railcard, as i can get first class tickets from cardiff > paddington any day of the week for ^15 ... Y-P isn't valid for First class tickets! |
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Shazz
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« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2008, 19:12:16 » |
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I prefer my Young Persons Railcard, as i can get first class tickets from cardiff > paddington any day of the week for ^15 ... Y-P isn't valid for First class tickets! Well it seems to be on the first minute fares i book for first class never actually had a problem with it. |
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Ollie
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« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2008, 21:34:43 » |
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YP can't be used on normal walk on fares. On advanced fares it is valid for some strange reason.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2008, 21:54:46 » |
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Well, as vacman has suggested in other discussion threads - and I have agreed with him - the whole current fare structure should be scrapped and started again: this is just nonsense! I say, good luck to Shazz if he can travel first class from Cardiff: he might even get to have a nice chat with Gavin and his friends! |
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Shazz
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« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2008, 23:36:50 » |
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YP can't be used on normal walk on fares. On advanced fares it is valid for some strange reason.
Yeah i dont get that either, but i've never had a problem. |
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zebedee
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« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2008, 14:36:49 » |
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If it's a Devon and Cornwall Gold Card then you get 34% off Cheap Day Returns and Savers within Devon and Cornwall, another adult travelling with you gets the same discount, and you can take up to four children for ^1 each.
Yes it is a Gold Card and that's pretty good - we have three children (two of which are old enough to need tickets) so that's great news. Will make use of that for sure. |
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swlines
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« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2008, 18:41:39 » |
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With Gold Cards make sure you're aware of the ticket it applies to - for instance a Newbury to London would be a Network Goldcard, so you have a Network Railcard, etc.
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vacman
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« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2008, 19:01:23 » |
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With Gold Cards make sure you're aware of the ticket it applies to - for instance a Newbury to London would be a Network Goldcard, so you have a Network Railcard, etc.
We have Devon and Cornwall gold cards down here, valid exactly the same as a D&C railcard. |
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