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mtmcgill
19-05-2009, 9:22 AM
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me out here I'm sersiouly struggling with the cost of rail travel which i find stupidly expensive and no incentive whatsoever, but that's another rant!!

I need to get to work at 8pm and get back from when i finish at 8am, i work shifts for 4 nights then 4 off so this can be any day of the week. My journey is from Chorley at night to Manchester then Manchester to Chorley in the morning, generally getting the 7pm train there and the 8.20am train return.... due to the fact that i cant get a return on the cheap off-peak and getting a return on-peak is £10.50ish this becomes expensive over a month! Season tickets don’t seem to be much help either... Please can help would be fantastic of anyone here... i am extremely upset at paying ridiculous prices for a mediocre service!

And i have heard of someone that of you enrol on a course at a uni / college you get a free rail card ?


Thanks Mark
sarahg1969
19-05-2009, 9:26 AM
I could be wrong, but it might be cheaper to split your ticket - it's expensive because you're travelling from Lancs into G Manchester.

I think it's cheaper to pay for Chorley to Horwich Parkway, then Horwich Parkway to Manchester.
mtmcgill
19-05-2009, 9:43 AM
You mean by a season ticket or something else? Thanks for the reply
sarahg1969
19-05-2009, 10:03 AM
A monthly ticket, maybe? I'm not really certain, but I think that's the way my B-I-L does it.
mtmcgill
19-05-2009, 10:17 AM
The monthly season ticket costs £38 / week and getting return tickets etc costs around £10.... must be soem more savings...
MX5huggy
19-05-2009, 10:27 AM
Do they do weekly tickets?
Chippy Minton
19-05-2009, 10:28 AM
Have your tried cycling?
mtmcgill
19-05-2009, 10:34 AM
They do weekly tickets for the £38 i said before so there is no great saving... to me you could drive for this!

Cycling is ok summer, not very nice when its !!!!ing it down!!! Good suggestions though, keep em coming!!

Been looking on the special offers and there seem to be some tickets for £2 from Manc o Blackrod... I'll inquire bout that!
sarahg1969
19-05-2009, 10:34 AM
Have your tried cycling?

That could be a good idea - at least as far as Blackrod, or Horwich Parkway. Then the train would be a lot cheaper.
mtmcgill
20-05-2009, 10:12 AM
looks like the bus is a good alternative only the duration is 1 hr!! you can get a weekly pass for £17