5 free train tickets per person

epm-84

jeffy22 wrote: »

wheh was this?

It was withdrawn about 6 months ago. It started not long after East Midlands Trains took over the Liverpool-Norwich route from Central Trains.

epm-84

Mr_Shift wrote: »

Seems this offer isn't very clear. I assumed I would be able to use them from Hull as it said (with "any" in bold) "Tickets are valid for a standard return journey on any First Capital Connect service until 31 December 2011" rather than stating they are limited to what station you chose. I might contact them to clarify and to see if I can amend my station if it is limited.

While First Group are involved in a few different rail companies they are all different companies. First Capital Connect is not the same as First Hull Trains. They have different management teams, different trains etc. First Capital Connect is owned completely by First Group, while First Hull Trains is a joint venture between First Group and Renaissance Trains, with First Group having the larger share of the pie allowing them to use the name 'First' in the branding.

Fenris

epm-84 wrote: »

You said in your earlier post that the East never get anything. As Norwich is in the East I pointed out the East had an excellent offer. Of course it wouldn't be of benefit to everyone in the East but very few offers benefit everyone.

But you said it was from Sheffield to Norwich anyway, so, technically, it's not an Eastern offer, is it? I'd have to be in Sheffield to take advantage.

Even if it were the opposite direction, it's hardly awe-inspiring is it? Let me see, a day trip to the capital city where I can visit any number of museums, ride the Eye, go to the Tower, see the Olympic stadium take shape, take a Thames trip, see a West End show, eat in a nice restaurant or do any number of interesting things. Or go to Sheffield for the day. Let me think... let me think...

I know things are bad where I live, but they're not that bad! :rotfl:

All I'm saying is that I see endless train offers for people who live in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and most cities, but when it comes to rural transport you have to pay top dollar every time you want to go anywhere outside the county. In fact, the buses aren't much better! It cost me over £5 to do a 12 mile return trip into town the last time I used the bus here. I can park in town and do a full days shopping for the same money and I don't have to trudge too and from the bus stop! Yet my friends in Cardiff managed to get from their home city to Birmingham for a quid!

I didn't choose to live in the Back of Beyond and I hate being constantly penalised just because I have the misfortune to live here. An offer like this is very, very welcome if it means I can spend a few hours away from this culturally deprived hell-hole and get back to civilization!

epm-84

Fenris wrote: »

But you said it was from Sheffield to Norwich anyway, so, technically, it's not an Eastern offer, is it? I'd have to be in Sheffield to take advantage.

No it was the same £1 single fare in both directions. I should have said 'between' not 'from.' However, if it was £1 only in the Sheffield-Norwich direction then it wouldn't mean Sheffield would benefit more. I would have thought you'd have heard of online ticket sales.

Even if it were the opposite direction, it's hardly awe-inspiring is it? Let me see, a day trip to the capital city where I can visit any number of museums, ride the Eye, go to the Tower, see the Olympic stadium take shape, take a Thames trip, see a West End show, eat in a nice restaurant or do any number of interesting things. Or go to Sheffield for the day. Let me think... let me think...

Or you could have done what a lot of people in Norwich did and used it conjunction with a Sheffield-Manchester or Sheffield-Liverpool ticket.

Norwich is probably less attractive to people in the North than Sheffield is to people in Norfolk. Students make up a large number of rail travellers Yorkshire has more universities than East Anglia.

All I'm saying is that I see endless train offers for people who live in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and most cities, but when it comes to rural transport you have to pay top dollar every time you want to go anywhere outside the county. In fact, the buses aren't much better! It cost me over £5 to do a 12 mile return trip into town the last time I used the bus here. I can park in town and do a full days shopping for the same money and I don't have to trudge too and from the bus stop! Yet my friends in Cardiff managed to get from their home city to Birmingham for a quid!

I agree. However, that applies for most non-Metropolitan areas not just the likes of East Anglia.

I don't live in a Metropolitan area and it would cost me around £8 to get to a town less than 10 miles away, using two different bus operators and an indirect route.

Fenris

epm-84 wrote: »

No it was the same £1 single fare in both directions. I should have said 'between' not 'from.' However, if it was £1 only in the Sheffield-Norwich direction then it wouldn't mean Sheffield would benefit more. I would have thought you'd have heard of online ticket sales.

Yes, I have heard of and have, indeed, used the Internet to buy tickets. But, again, since I had no interest in going to Sheffield (or Liverpool or anywhere other than London) and since I don't live in Norwich, why would I look for that particular route?

Or you could have done what a lot of people in Norwich did and used it conjunction with a Sheffield-Manchester or Sheffield-Liverpool ticket.

See above. I'll add that I live in WEST Norfolk, a fact I've stated a couple of times and that's also clearly visible under my avatar. As I said before, if I lived in, or around, Norwich I wouldn't be having any problems getting to other parts of the country. As it is Norwich is a 90 mile round trip. Again, defeats the object of a train trip if I have to drive 45 miles in the opposite direction.

Norwich is probably less attractive to people in the North than Sheffield is to people in Norfolk. Students make up a large number of rail travellers Yorkshire has more universities than East Anglia.

Depends on your perspective I guess. Norwich has a large student population also. And I think you might be missing one of the two biggest University cities in England; Cambridge is in East Anglia. I would make a wild guess that it might be a tad more popular than anything in Yorkshire. There again, I'm not familiar with the offerings of Northern colleges.

I agree. However, that applies for most non-Metropolitan areas not just the likes of East Anglia.

I don't live in a Metropolitan area and it would cost me around £8 to get to a town less than 10 miles away, using two different bus operators and an indirect route.

Which proves my point. I used my example as it's where I happen to live. There's plenty of evidence to suggest that Norfolk, as a whole, has some of the worst transport links in the entire country. There isn't a motorway in Norfolk at all. I believe it's the only county in England that doesn't have a single motorway in it. Most of the roads are single carriageway. Duel carriageway's are few and far between. When one does show itself, it's usually only for a mile or two. It is the county that time forgot.

The £1 trip to dullsville notwithstanding, this is the only offer of cheap train travel I've seen since I moved from MK. I suspect it'll be the last for a very long time to come.

Saetana

Fenris wrote: »

But you said it was from Sheffield to Norwich anyway, so, technically, it's not an Eastern offer, is it? I'd have to be in Sheffield to take advantage.

Even if it were the opposite direction, it's hardly awe-inspiring is it? Let me see, a day trip to the capital city where I can visit any number of museums, ride the Eye, go to the Tower, see the Olympic stadium take shape, take a Thames trip, see a West End show, eat in a nice restaurant or do any number of interesting things. Or go to Sheffield for the day. Let me think... let me think...

I know things are bad where I live, but they're not that bad! :rotfl:

All I'm saying is that I see endless train offers for people who live in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and most cities, but when it comes to rural transport you have to pay top dollar every time you want to go anywhere outside the county. In fact, the buses aren't much better! It cost me over £5 to do a 12 mile return trip into town the last time I used the bus here. I can park in town and do a full days shopping for the same money and I don't have to trudge too and from the bus stop! Yet my friends in Cardiff managed to get from their home city to Birmingham for a quid!

I didn't choose to live in the Back of Beyond and I hate being constantly penalised just because I have the misfortune to live here. An offer like this is very, very welcome if it means I can spend a few hours away from this culturally deprived hell-hole and get back to civilization!

You think £5 is expensive for 12 miles? Try £3.20 for 2 miles, that is what a return bus ticket costs in Bristol to travel for 1 mile into the city and back (for shopping, I walk when its possible but a return isn't much more than a single). I'm so sick of getting ripped off by these bus companies, London manages to have cheap transport, as does my hometown in Lancashire. First are rip-off merchants and we have now lost the only cheap subsidised alternative due to council budget cuts :sad:

bruticus

Page not found

Sorry, but the page you are looking has not been found.

epm-84

Fenris wrote: »

Yes, I have heard of and have, indeed, used the Internet to buy tickets. But, again, since I had no interest in going to Sheffield (or Liverpool or anywhere other than London) and since I don't live in Norwich, why would I look for that particular route?

See above. I'll add that I live in WEST Norfolk, a fact I've stated a couple of times and that's also clearly visible under my avatar. As I said before, if I lived in, or around, Norwich I wouldn't be having any problems getting to other parts of the country. As it is Norwich is a 90 mile round trip. Again, defeats the object of a train trip if I have to drive 45 miles in the opposite direction.

Your earlier post seemed to imply even if you did live in Norwich you wouldn't be interested in visiting Sheffield.

Depends on your perspective I guess. Norwich has a large student population also. And I think you might be missing one of the two biggest University cities in England; Cambridge is in East Anglia. I would make a wild guess that it might be a tad more popular than anything in Yorkshire. There again, I'm not familiar with the offerings of Northern colleges.

I don't think you understand. The train service is Liverpool-Manchester-Sheffield-Norwich. The £1 fares were available for Sheffield-Norwich and Norwich-Sheffield only with travelling short not permitted. However, they could be used in conjunction with another ticket e.g. you could buy a Sheffield-Manchester ticket as well.

This means if you are a student with a home address in or near Norwich this would mean you could use the offer whether you went to uni in Sheffield (which has 2 universities), Manchester (which has 2 universities) or Liverpool (which has 3 universities.) You could also change trains in Sheffield for university towns such as Leeds, Huddersfield, York, Durham and Newcastle.

If you were doing Sheffield-Cambridge you wouldn't be interested in travelling to Norwich to pick up a connecting train to Cambridge.

The £1 trip to dullsville notwithstanding, this is the only offer of cheap train travel I've seen since I moved from MK. I suspect it'll be the last for a very long time to come.

So you don't know that Megabus offer London tickets from £1 from both Norwich and Thretford?

Obviously_the_best

You think £5 is expensive for 12 miles? Try £3.20 for 2 miles, that is what a return bus ticket costs in Bristol to travel for 1 mile into the city and back (for shopping, I walk when its possible but a return isn't much more than a single). I'm so sick of getting ripped off by these bus companies, London manages to have cheap transport, as does my hometown in Lancashire. First are rip-off merchants and we have now lost the only cheap subsidised alternative due to council budget cuts

You haven't experienced stagecoach buses in the south downs!!! £2.50 for a half mile single along the coast!!!

Money-girl_3

I applied a few days ago. It was saying something like ''thank you for signing up. we will send you your complimentary tickets if you are successfull'' I received a first newsletter from them about schedulled works for the weekend.
fingers crossed