Central Trains £5 tickets (over 50s only)

Ken68

I was birth registered as the 30th yet born on the 20th, so lost out on cheap buses and trains AND old age pension.
H.M Government said to get a declaration from any living relative to prove it. For example, birthday parties, that sort of thing.

Whats a birthday party, I said, we never had birthday parties, we were so poor we lived in a hole in the ground, covered by a piece of tarpaulin, but we were happy. :-))

trevored

Ken68 wrote:

I was birth registered as the 30th yet born on the 20th, so lost out on cheap buses and trains AND old age pension.
H.M Government said to get a declaration from any living relative to prove it. For example, birthday parties, that sort of thing.

Whats a birthday party, I said, we never had birthday parties, we were so poor we lived in a hole in the ground, covered by a piece of tarpaulin, but we were happy. :-))

You had a tarpaulin?! We had to use a piece of tatty old lino!!

Ken68

We upgraded to a cardboard box, but we were 'appy.

Stompa

Does anybody know if Central Trains will be running a similar scheme this year? Nothing on the website yet, I'm probably just being a bit too eager!

Stompa

Stompa wrote: »

Does anybody know if Central Trains will be running a similar scheme this year? Nothing on the website yet, I'm probably just being a bit too eager!

Answering my own question, the good news is they are:

http://www.centraltrains.co.uk/templates/over50TrainRoutes.aspx?id=2274

hardpressed

If I understand it correctly I can do Cambridge to Manchester Piccadilly for £10 return, then on to my destination for £9 return, plus £8.60 to get to Cambridge from my local station. Total £27.60 instead of the cheapest fare I can find of two £20 singles. Saving £12.40.

Stompa

hardpressed wrote: »

If I understand it correctly I can do Cambridge to Manchester Piccadilly for £10 return, then on to my destination for £9 return, plus £8.60 to get to Cambridge from my local station. Total £27.60 instead of the cheapest fare I can find of two £20 singles. Saving £12.40.

Sounds right to me. The only problem might be the slowness of the trains. I did Cambridge-Nottingham and Cambridge-Birmingham last year and the trains were very slow.

hardpressed

Do you have to travel only on Central trains. Cambridge to Manchester is only partly Central the rest in One railways?

juno

Yay! I can get rid of my daddy for a while! :j

martinbuckley

hardpressed wrote: »

Do you have to travel only on Central trains. Cambridge to Manchester is only partly Central the rest in One railways?

Central Trains run a service from Birmingham to Stanstead, via Peterborough, Ely & Cambridge.