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ForTheLoveOf
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As far as I'm aware, that could be Lichfield Trent Valley to Lichfield City, however I'm not currently able to access the fares data so I can't conclusively prove this.
Wallsendmag
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That’s what we use for testing on a live system , sometime it’s even a Child priv at 10p depends what system we are testing
mallard
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There's a fare in the system for Prestwick - "Prestwick Atrain" at 65p for the Anytime Day Single... Technically a walk-up fare, but I believe it's only purchasable by Ryanair customers, so would be an "offer".
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Many years ago BR had a promotional deal whereby if you held an annual season ticket you could travel half fare anywhere in the country. I have a friend who bought an annual season ticket Cardiff Queen St to Cardiff Central although he lived nowhere near Cardiff.
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While it may not beat the examples given here already, Arlesey to Biggleswade is a pretty cheap journey, with an off-peak day return being £1.60 and a super off-peak being £1.20. I think it may be the cheapest return journey available on the (former) Great Northern network, only equalled by Meldreth - Shepreth and Shepreth - Foxton (these have cheaper singles, but returns are the same).
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Wedgwood-Barlaston is surprisingly expensive, as it is less than a mile between them, and you can't even get a train! £1.80 single
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Many years ago to have any discount I had a Sheffield to Attercliffe Road season ticket sadly no longer there £20 a year used to get it issued at Wolverhampton good old days
A similar thing still applies in that Annual Season tickets issued in the Gold Card area allow a discount of 34% off fares in the Gold Card area, among other benefits. The Gold Card area used to be the same as the Network Railcard area but was expended a couple of years ago to cover much of the West Midlands and East Anglia.
The cheapest Annual Season ticket in the Gold Card area is Hatton - Lapworth at £164. I have one for the Gold Card benefits!
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ForTheLoveOf
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Hatton to Lapworth is £4 a year less, plus you're adding to the usage numbers of two stations which could always do with some extra
Kite159
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And I've actually used my Hatton gold card as an actual season ticket sandwiched between other tickets (due to fare clusters)
Can the Hatton-Lapworth Gold Card be purchased online from WMT? Looks like it can and comes with postal delivery but will the Gold Card bit, printed on Gold Card stock or Gold Card Record Card, be included? If not, how should I go about obtaining one please? My local station is run by "Southern".
Many thanks!
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ForTheLoveOf
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You ought to be able to obtain that season ticket at any ticket office which sells a full range of tickets. It is possible to buy season tickets online via a variety of websites (including Southern's); however I would prefer to buy them in person in order to be sure of getting the season ticket printed on Gold Card stock.
Thank you very much for the prompt reply. I'll try that once I've convinced myself that is a good use of £160. All my recent day-trips have been to Co. Durham (Weardale Rly), Yorkshire (K&WVR/NYMR) and NE Wales (Llangollen) so a Gold Card may not be the correct ticket for folk such as myself
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Thank you very much for the prompt reply. I'll try that once I've convinced myself that is a good use of £160. All my recent day-trips have been to Co. Durham (Weardale Rly), Yorkshire (K&WVR/NYMR) and NE Wales (Llangollen) so a Gold Card may not be the correct ticket for folk such as myself
The Gold Card area map is on http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/46573.aspx
So may not be suitable for you
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Wow, that download graphic! Really screams "look at all the cool effects my paint program can do" circa 2002. Also, since apparently "THIS MAP MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM RAIL DELIVERY GROUP" and therefore it's probably illegal to print it out, I wonder if it's possible to order a printed version somewhere...
Ah I see it adds Kidderminster which isn't covered by The Network Railcard and thus would reduce my ticket from £71.20 to £47 - which is pretty good. If I find find a few more heritage lines within the area (not covered by the Network Railcard) then it could just about be viable.
Thank you David!
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My guess is that you could print out a single copy for personal use. After all with modern technology there is nothing to stop you carrying it around on a smart phone or tablet. What they want to stop is people incorporating it into books, posters etc for commercial use. After all, the time the draughtsman (does anyone still use that term?) spent on doing that drawing even on a computer took many hours
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