Saperstein
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Hi,
Does anyone know if you need a photocard, to get the one day Merseyrail saver ticket?
Thanks.
Does anyone know if you need a photocard, to get the one day Merseyrail saver ticket?
Thanks.
No you don't. Be aware there are two kinds though:Hi,
Does anyone know if you need a photocard, to get the one day Merseyrail saver ticket?
Thanks.
No you don't. Be aware there are two kinds though:
A Merseyrail daysaver, which gives unlimited travel on the Northern and Wirral Lines only.
Or a slightly more expensive (as in pennies) Saveaway, which is valid on all buses, trains and ferries in the Liverpool region.
Neither need photo ID for a day ticket.
No you don't. Be aware there are two kinds though:
A Merseyrail daysaver, which gives unlimited travel on the Northern and Wirral Lines only.
Or a slightly more expensive (as in pennies) Saveaway, which is valid on all buses, trains and ferries in the Liverpool region.
Neither need photo ID for a day ticket.
If time isn't of the essence then a Stagecoach dayrider for the bus at £4.40 would cover all of your intended journeys.
It is correct that either the Daysaver or the Saveaway is good for this trip, and better than two singles. Also true that there are no Railcard discounts on these products. Maybe because Chester is a TfW station they will issue the Saveaway without insisting on charging the extra quid for a Walrus card for a Saveaway.
Agree with @Joe Paxton it is a matter of principal - why have two tickets just to confuse everybody?!
I’ve got something in the back of my mind though, that suggests these tickets were once available from Chester TVMs back when it was Arriva Trains Wales. Can anybody confirm?
Because Merseyrail keep 100% of the revenue from a Day Saver ticket, whereas the Saveaway gets split between several TOCs and bus operators. So while it may confuse passengers, it brings in some extra revenue for the company.
The Day Saver tickets can be bought from TVMs. Merseyrail's machines have it on the "popular destinations" list on the home screen, at Chester I believe you have to manually type in the "destination" NORTHWIRRALLINES (very user-friendly!). I don't think Saveaways have ever been available on any TVMs.
Because Merseyrail keep 100% of the revenue from a Day Saver ticket, whereas the Saveaway gets split between several TOCs and bus operators. So while it may confuse passengers, it brings in some extra revenue for the company.
The Day Saver tickets can be bought from TVMs. Merseyrail's machines have it on the "popular destinations" list on the home screen, at Chester I believe you have to manually type in the "destination" NORTHWIRRALLINES (very user-friendly!). I don't think Saveaways have ever been available on any TVMs.
Day Savers are the de facto Off Peak Day Returns for any reasonably long journey on the Merseyrail network. At my local Merseyrail station ticket office, if you ask for a return to say Chester outside peak hours then you'll be offered a Day Saver as no Off Peak Day Return fare is available. However, if you use the TVM and select Chester as your destination, then the Day Saver doesn't appear on the list of fares offered. You just get offered the expensive Anytime Day Return fares, which is a bit naughty if you aren't aware if the existence of the Day Saver.
Totally in Merseyrail's interests then to be the only TOC insisting that Savaways are issued on Smart cards that one must pay a pound for. So it means the passenger has to actually dish out an extra 1.10 so they resort to the ticket that gives Merseyrail all the revenue. When you ask Merseyrail about it they simply blame Merseytravel. The fact is there is nothing physically stopping Merseyrail continuing to issue such tickets on rail ticket stock.
No you don't. Be aware there are two kinds though:
A Merseyrail daysaver, which gives unlimited travel on the Northern and Wirral Lines only.
Or a slightly more expensive (as in pennies) Saveaway, which is valid on all buses, trains and ferries in the Liverpool region.
Neither need photo ID for a day ticket.
Does it include local buses in Chester (to and from the zoo)?
As a matter of principle everyone should buy the latter ticket anyway!
Agree with @Joe Paxton it is a matter of principal - why have two tickets just to confuse everybody?!