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« on: October 06, 2015, 09:19:40 pm »
My girl friend has just been offered a job in York which is 40 miles from where we live and with the weather on the turn she has been looking at going by train but where is the best place to get a monthly rail pass from

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Re: rail pass
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2015, 09:29:50 pm »
The train station she is setting off at I would say
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Re: rail pass
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2015, 09:38:59 pm »
Possibly Dave but seen a few on line

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Re: rail pass
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2015, 09:52:18 pm »
When you say rail pass, do you mean fully pre paid or ones that offer a discount on full fare?

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Re: rail pass
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2015, 09:53:29 pm »
When you say rail pass, do you mean fully pre paid or ones that offer a discount on full fare?

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Re: rail pass
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2015, 09:55:42 pm »
It's been twelve years since I had a quarterly pass as a student, but I always got it between my home station and the end station, that way it is paid up for the whole route and for any time of the day.

You can probably do the same thing online now, but the jist of it will be the same I'd imagine.
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Re: rail pass
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2015, 09:56:40 pm »
Ive bought 12 monthly rail cards and saved a fortune. Just bought my 16 year old son a 12 month pass on-line for £27. From £10.50 he was paying a week he s now paying £6.90. So over the year he is making a substantial saving.

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Re: rail pass
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2015, 09:59:18 pm »
I don't think there is a railcard that works at commuter times though, I had a Young Persons Railcard for non uni travel but there was restrictions on when the discount could be applied (0600-0900 & 1645-1830 or something it'd be full fare)
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Re: rail pass
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2015, 09:06:44 pm »
I don't think there is a railcard that works at commuter times though, I had a Young Persons Railcard for non uni travel but there was restrictions on when the discount could be applied (0600-0900 & 1645-1830 or something it'd be full fare)

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Re: rail pass
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2015, 08:42:33 pm »
You have to get a railcard to go with a season ticket - they are free. You just take a passport photo to your local train station (with a ticket office) and they make one there & then.

I get a yearly season ticket for work - but thankfully my employer pays 75%  :laugh:
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