Published on 12 April 2011 in London, Transport, Gold Card, Network Railcard, railcard, railways, train tickets, trains
unbeknowst to many, the humble Gold Card has various other benefits, and one of them is the ability to buy a Network Railcard for a mere £1. And with a Network Railcard, you can save cash on train fares in the South East.
Published on 26 June 2005 in Transport, Gold Card, railcard, railways, train tickets
One thing occurred to me recently – that a lot of people don’t know about some little money saving tricks when travelling on the railways in London and the South East. So I thought I’d mention them to those that don’t. If you know all about Boundary Extensions and Network Gold Cards, you can probably wander off somewhere else. Network Gold Cards First up – Network Gold Cards. If you have an annual travelcard, then you have a Network Gold Card. If you have an annual rail season ticket for the old Network South East area, you also have a Gold Card. The Network Gold Card is a railcard, and as such gives you a third off rail tickets in the old Network South East railway area. There’s a map of the area on the Railcard website. A Gold card is pretty much the same as a Network Railcard but with two important distinctions. You don’t have to pay £20 for it. You get a Gold Card by default when you spend all that cash on your annual travelcard/season ticket. There is no minimum fare – the Network Railcard has a minimum fare of £10 on weekdays. This doesn’t apply... View Article
Published on 27 August 2004 in Transport, Gold Card, railcard, railways, train tickets
My very last Young Persons Railcard expired on 13 August 2004 - I'm now too old for one and train fares will now be sadly, more expensive.
Published on 16 July 2004 in Transport, Gold Card, railcard, railways, train tickets
Network Gold Cards are very useful but very confusing. And I don't understand them.
Published on 14 August 2003 in Work, railcard, railways, train tickets, work
The end of an era. After three and a half years, I'm no longer a Client Side Developer... Bye bye my old friend Mr HTML....
Published on 19 March 2003 in Transport, railcard, railways, train tickets
Cheap train fares when you're 25? Well Apparently you can buy a new Young Persons Railcard when you're 25. That's me told.