Burnham urged to extend railcard discounts to over 30s

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Re: Burnham urged to extend railcard discounts to over 30s

« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2026, 10:22:53 »

Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on August 18, 2026, 23:57:24

Hmm.

I'm fairly (pun intended!) happy with my 'Old Gits' Senior Railcard, as I still travel by rail sometimes these days, in my retirement. My wife doesn't have one, but she only travels on trains about three times a year, so it wouldn't make financial sense for her to also buy one.

The other cards we do have are senior citizen bus passes, which are excellent - we can travel in to Bristol free, without having to run a car, pay for 'Park & Ride' or any of that malarkey, for example.

CfN^▸ . Wink

In Cornwall, old gits passes are available to use 24x7 with no time restrictions.
However, that does NOT include the Truro Park and Ride (despite many intending passengers telling the driver it says they can use it on the website).


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