SaveECRewards
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Free travel is the only benefit I use, so that's good with me!
Ah yes, I forgot about Tribe...that goes as well, but I never had access to that in the first place so I'm not bothered. There was also free Duty/Residential travel on Northern (between YRK-LDS) and on GTR for somewhere (don't remember where) which I would also assume would stay. I wonder how many VTEC staff actually used VTWC or EMT for anything other than leisure.
GTR was Great Northern at least, that deal has been in place for a long time. I know a lot of KGX based crew are based along the Great Northern route so this is handy for them. It's quite a good benefit of the rail industry as travel is quite an expense for those working in London but living outside of it to escape the extortionate rents (or find somewhere more spacious for the same money).
Pretty sure most people only used the VTWC and EMT benefits for leisure, although it would have opened up the possibility for VTEC staff to commute from the likes of Milton Keynes or Bedford free of charge.