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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Railcard Prices going up
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on: January 09, 2025, 08:00:18
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Quote From an Email recived today from The Railcard Team. After being frozen for over a decade, from Sunday 2 March 2025 the price of most Railcards will change to £35 for a 1-year Railcard and £80 for a 3-year Railcard. The price of the Disabled Persons Railcard will stay the same, at £20 for a 1-year card and £54 for a 3-year card.
So, if you currently own a Railcard that expires between 2nd March 2025 and 1st April 2025; you still qualify for said railcard after that date; and you intend to renew....... make sure you apply to renew anytime between 2nd February and 1st March as you can renew up to one month before expiry without loss of any period of validity. Whilst I am a staunch advocate of 'buy at station', if you will still qualify for said railcard in 2 years, 11 months and 30 days time, and you can afford it, purchase a 3-year card from railcard.co.uk (please avoid third party travel agents for your purchase  ) |
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All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: I Spent Over 12 Hours on an Amtrak Train (on purpose)
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on: January 01, 2025, 10:02:14
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Back in 2013, I joined a Great Rail 'America Coast to Coast' tour from SanFran to NYC. Amtrak (California) from Oakland to Bakersfield, then (after various road coach journeys) Amtrak from Bakersfield to Chicago; Chicago to Buffalo and finally Niagara USA to Penn station. All very pleasant except the final leg into Penn station. We left Niagara at midday with a scheduled 7pm arrival into Penn station. We finally arrived at 3am the following morning. Apart from several rather long stops for passing freight, we never did find out why we were so late.
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All across the Great Western territory / Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them / Re: GWR bike reservation changes?
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on: December 13, 2024, 11:43:42
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Doesn't this mean that given the limited / inflexible space for bikes, it increases the chances that someone reserves a space and on the day finds it already occupied.
Mark
Anecdotal evidence of a couple from Reading last Summer wanting a cycling holiday in the South Hams. They booked Advance tickets to Totnes from Reading on a Sunday and Advance tickets for their return on the following Sunday. Reserving bike spaces in both directions. The outward journey presented no problems. However, they were unable to put their bikes on their chosen return because of unreserved bikes occupying all spaces. The following two services were cancelled and only after pleading with the TM‡ on the next service were they allowed to board with their bikes. A total mess, given they also had Advance tickets for their originally chosen service! |
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