Ticket discounts methods

[whole diary]

[simonw]

Not being fully knowledgeable about all legal methods to reduce ticket costs ( I use split tickets, and advance where possible) I saw mention of a Gold Annual Season ticket that provides discounts on all other routes.

Is this a South East only feature, and is it worth it?

[Richard Fairhurst]

Here's the full details: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46573.aspx

There are several advantages over a standard Network Card, principally a larger area (most of the London Midland network, though curiously not Worcester-Hereford) and the lack of a minimum price on weekdays. I believe the current cheapest qualifying annual season is Lapworth-Hatton at £160pa, though Lichfield City-Lichfield Trent Valley is close at £164.

[ChrisB]

Doesn't Ryde Pier Head - Ryde Esplanade count? I regularly see this mentioned ion other fora.

[bobm]

According to Barry Doe in the latest issue of RAIL, it is now Exeter St Davids to Exeter Central at £140. 

Ryde Pier Head to Ryde Esplanade is £260.

[paul7575]

Doesn't Ryde Pier Head - Ryde Esplanade count? I regularly see this mentioned ion other fora.

With the expansion of the Gold Card area into the west midlands it will have changed. Up until just a few years ago the Gold Card area and the Network Card areas were exactly the same, and the Ryde fare may have had few competitors.

Paul

[ChrisB]

Still an expensive railcard price if you can't make use of the season....

[JayMac]

Just a few leisure journeys into London and the £140 outlay is soon covered.

In fact, just one 1st Class day trip for 4 adults from say, Yeovil Junction to London, plus Zone 1-6 Travelcards, and you'd save £151.80 using an Annual Gold Card.

[simonw]

Shame that any annual season ticket, over a qualifying amount does not provide this feature!

[ChrisB]

It does, if travel is fully within the Gold Card Area.

[JayMac]

It does, if travel is fully within the Gold Card Area.

Then that's not 'any' then, is it? 

[ChrisB]

So is the OP^▸ (Original Poster / topic starter) suggesting the whole country becomes one giant Gold Card area?

Coz its little sense in a Glasgow annual ticket being a Gold Card if they have to come south of Birmingham in order to use it.

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

Try Ryde Esplanade(RYD) to Ryde St Johns Road(RYR^▸ (Restoring Your Railway))12 Month £176.00

The exd-exc price quoted is a part time season, i have asked the question of its eligibility as a gold card and although i cant find an answer in written format the answer i tend to get is no.... does anyone have the actual answer to this?



 

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

Also just to ask ... if you purchase from a gwr station what perks do you get? .... if you buy one from swt you get 6 or 7 free weekend journeys on south west trains (this may change when first take over)

[ChrisB]

Here's the full details: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46573.aspx

There are several advantages over a standard Network Card, principally a larger area (most of the London Midland network, though curiously not Worcester-Hereford) and the lack of a minimum price on weekdays. I believe the current cheapest qualifying annual season is Lapworth-Hatton at £160pa, though Lichfield City-Lichfield Trent Valley is close at £164.

So these are the cheapest  then....

[grahame]

When / where Groupsave is available, has anyone shouted out in the ticket office to look for others making the same journey so they can travel as a group?   Is there a "trainshare" website like there are "carshare" ones?