Free Train Travel for Workers?

dipsy81

Hi All

Just wondered, if someone is a train driver, does he/she get a free railcard pass for anywhere in the uk, and do you get one for your spouse as well?

Thanks

Lynda

forgotmyname

Spouse gets some free travel but not 365 days worth.

Sister in law says she has blocks?? She uses so many when visiting relatives.

Not sure if it goes on the number of days or distance travelled.

Simon11

The system changed in 1996 if my memory serves me right. If you worked there before hand 1996, you get free travel on most trains.

However the system now only offers 75% off Anytime Tickets ONLY. Notes that this doesn't include the underground, Eurostar on Fridays, nor Sleeper services. Also its only anytime tickets so doesn't apply for advance or Off Peak Tickets You are allowed to have one other person- wife ect who also gets this discount, however when you apply you need to state you wish this person to have a card as well.

DaveMacD

Depends on the company as well. First Group give free journey boxes that are valid on all First Group trains. ScotRail employees also get free residential travel for themselves, spouses (a marriage certificate, or sworn statement that you are living as a couple) and dependant kids (up to 20 something, as long as in full time education or unemployed and looking for work), plus there is the 75% discount card that is valid on standard tickets, but not valid on London Underground, nor Strathclyde suburban services. Also get the FIP entitlement, which gets you discounted/free European travel as well.

People who started pre-97 get an awful lot more.

richardvc

dipsy81 wrote: »

Hi All

Just wondered, if someone is a train driver, does he/she get a free railcard pass for anywhere in the uk, and do you get one for your spouse as well?

Thanks

Lynda

I'm a driver and get free travel on my own franchise (and two others owned by the same parent company) and so does my other half. Anyone before the mid nineties gets pretty much free travel all over the UK.

Rolandtheroadie

Joined in '92 and have 16 "boxes" that get you 16 x 48 hour periods of free travel. It covers me, the wife and the 4 kids as long as they are dependent. It would also cover a housekeeper but not a gardener apparently.
Outwith the 16 boxes, we get a 75% discount on most services. Theres also something about ferries and international travel that i've never looked into.
For the privelage, we get a benefits in kind tax code reduction of around £545 so it probably cost around £110 a year.

dipsy81

Thank you to everybody who has answered my question.

What about Freight Trains are they just the same for free travel? Think that's what you call them!

Lynda

Rolandtheroadie

It's something you would need to ask at the interview i'm afraid. I know EWS have contracts with a few passenger services but I dont know if they pay atol free travel

forgotmyname

16 boxes 48hour period sounds like what my wifes sister has, Strange system.

moonrakerz

scotsman4th wrote: »

It covers me, the wife and the 4 kids as long as they are dependent. It would also cover a housekeeper but not a gardener apparently.

...........presumably not the guy who looks after the floating duck house either ? :D

PHYTHIAN

I joined railway in 2001 ,not as a driver, but for Network Rail.

I pay exactly the same as any other member of the public. I can get a discount on what is called a Season Ticket to get to my normal place of work but I would have to work in an office to qualify!