Railcards in general

I bought my first ever railcard this year - I am a devoted driver and the cost of fuel versus the cost of going by train has never really compared whether there was one of you in the car or four. I personally never felt that I used the train enough to re-coup the cost of the railcard - how wrong!. I bought my card via a link on money saving expert for £18 as opposed to £24, there have been promotions since giving you 3 months free and then buy for £12 for the year. Worth keeping a look out for. I also got a second card for free in my partners name. The card enables up to 4 adults and 4 children to travel on one railcard, but to get the discounts you ...  Read the complete review

I work for a TOC (Train Operating Company) myself (dare I say that lol) and I am going to list all of the various railcards out there. Some you cant get and most you can get. You will need proof of your age for some cards and a photograph for all of them. Firstly we have the most commons ones. These get you some discount which I have specified below, and obviously as with all things most have Terms & Conditions which have to be followed. **The Network Railcard (NR01A). £20** Purchased before 1 June 2002 this card did allow you 34% off most railfares in a special area after 10AM, and all day at weekends. This card also allows ...  Read the complete review

It stands to reason really! Who in their right mind would want to travel from West Dorset to Brighton in Sussex via Balham in South London? Well, I did! I was planning to fulfil a business appointment in South London, followed by a family visit to Brighton. It was 9.00am on a bright Wednesday morning in October. I considered my request was rather a reasonable one. I wanted an overnight return ticket. The man in the ticket office shook his head and told me everything I was demanding was impossible. I couldn’t have a return ticket to anywhere before 10.00am. And certainly not using the Northern Line Underground system from Waterloo to Balham, just the overhead ...  Read the complete review

As myself and my husband don’t drive, our favourite way to travel is by train, the only real alternative is coach, which with three young children in almost impossible. Travelling by train is quite expensive, but there are ways to make it cheaper. On many journeys there is a discount for booking tickets in advance and there are a number of different Rail Cards which offer discounted travel for 12 months for a small fee. The one that I know most about is the Family Rail Card, which cost’s £20 per year (that’s just £1.67 per month) and allows discounted travel for one or two named adults plus up to two other adults and up to four children aged ...  Read the complete review