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Title: Free rail travel for Military personnel, veterans and poppy volunteers - 11.2023 Post by: grahame on October 31, 2023, 04:19:02 From Forces . net (https://www.forces.net/heritage/remembrance/free-nationwide-rail-travel-veterans-and-serving-personnel-attending-services) and I have a member's mirror of the article (here) (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/rememberance_travel.pdf)
Quote Military personnel and veterans attending services of remembrance will be able to travel to and from the events by train for free next month. Further details - follow that link. Who's it for - see below ... Quote Military personnel and veterans attending services of remembrance will be able to travel to and from the events by train for free next month. The offer will benefit people travelling to and from services anywhere in Britain on Remembrance Sunday on 12 November. And veterans and serving personnel attending the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph can travel to any London terminal for free on Saturday 11 November or on the day itself – and be able to return home for free afterwards. [snip] Poppy sellers fundraising at the official London appeal on 2 November will be able to travel to the capital for free on 1 or 2 November and from London on 2 or 3 November. Those raising funds at the official Manchester event on 9 November can travel to the city for free on the day or on 8 November. They can also enjoy free travel out of Manchester on 9 or 10 November. Title: Re: Free rail travel for Military personnel, veterans and poppy volunteers - 11.2023 Post by: grahame on October 31, 2023, 04:43:33 From Network Rail (https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/ve-day-the-railway-in-wii/#:~:text=The%20railway%20played%20a%20crucial,338%2C000%20troops%20rescued%20from%20Dunkirk.) - May 8, 2020
Quote VE Day – The railway in WWII (http://www.wellho.net/pix/wwiimargate.jpg) The rail industry [came] together on the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day to say thank you to everyone who served and sacrificed during WWII. The railway played a crucial role during the conflict, including transporting evacuees to safety, moving essential goods around Britain and sending trains to pick up many of the more than 338,000 troops rescued from Dunkirk. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |