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The Senior Railcard is an annual card available to people aged 60 and over, which gives discounts on certain types of railway ticket in Britain. The Railcard has existed in various forms since 1975; the current version is priced at £ 30.00 and is valid for one year, with a 3-year card available for £70.
The Scottish National Entitlement Card offers free bus and scheduled coach travel throughout Scotland for disabled and elderly passengers. Republic of Ireland. Free travel for all persons over the age of 66. Many people with disabilities and their carers are also eligible for free travel passes.
Freedom Pass is a concessionary travel scheme, which began in 1973, to provide free travel to residents of Greater London, England, for people with a disability or over the progressively increasing state pension age [1] (60 for women in 2010, increased to 66 for everybody until about 2026, then increasing further). [2]
English residents who have attained the state pension age for women, which was gradually being increased from 60 to 66 by 2026, as well as eligible disabled residents, are eligible for free off-peak bus travel on weekdays and all day at weekends and bank holidays.
The 16-17 Saver was introduced in 2019 [3] in order to allow people aged 16 and 17 to access child fares, which are normally only available to children under 16. [4] The railcard costs £30.00 for a year (or until the holder's 18th birthday, whichever is sooner), [5] and offers up to 50% off rail fares, the same as child rate tickets.
The most recent change involving the discount structure happened as from 29 May 2000, and involved the introduction of another new ticket stock with a changed logo, red upper band and new form number A (RSP 4599/253; all previous APTIS Family Railcards had used BR 4599/19, or RSP 4599/19 after privatisation.) [6] All adult fares received a 34% discount, representing an improvement in respect ...
The Network Railcard is a discount card introduced in 1986 by British Rail, upon the creation of their Network SouthEast sector in parts of Southern England. The card is intended to encourage leisure travel by rail by offering discounts for adults and accompanying children on a wide range of off-peak fares.
Two Together Railcard (online issue) The Two Together Railcard is a scheme which gives discounts on certain types of railway ticket in Britain.Launched nationally in 2014 after a successful trial in 2011–12, [1] it was the first new Railcard scheme since the 1980s.