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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.
When the Network Card changed to the more restrictive "Network Railcard" format, with children receiving a 60% discount subject to a minimum £1.00 fare (rather than a £1.00 flat fare in all cases) and adults being subject to a £10.00 minimum fare on weekdays, the Gold Card's conditions remained the same as before, and have not changed since.
Network SouthEast thus went from a business unit of around 300 staff to a major business operation with 38,000 staff and a £4.7 billion asset value – large enough to be ranked as the 15th-biggest business in the UK. [3] Network SouthEast, like each other sector, was given primary responsibility for various assets (rolling stock, tracks ...
Examples of Anytime Return fare increases for railcard holders include from £194.15 to £195.90 from Cardiff to London, and from £72.60 to £73.25 from Birmingham to Manchester.
The symbol used on smartcards issued by National Rail train operating companies. Contactless smartcards are being progressively introduced as an alternative option to paper ticketing on the National Rail system of Great Britain.
The Railcard was launched nationally on 3 March 2014 [5] at a cost of £30.00, although for the first six months a 10% discount was given if it was bought online and a promotional code was quoted. [1] The Two Together Railcard was the first new Railcard scheme to be launched for more than 30 years. [6]
Network Railcard; P. Plusbus; PORTIS/SPORTIS; S. Senior Railcard; T. Two Together Railcard This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 13:17 (UTC). Text is ...
Pre-APTIS version of the Railcard, issued in 1985; the design had been largely unchanged since the Railcard was introduced.(Photograph obscured) The second APTIS version, with abstract "1623" background reflecting the 16–23 age range; this Railcard has been issued at half price (£7.50 instead of £15.00) for an unknown reason.