Senior Railcards

Chrisb54

I have just booked a trip to York from Edinburgh with Trainline, however two passengers have senior cards but when I tried to add second one, the message said only one could be used.  Thoughts please, thanks 

JGB1955

Try a different website, preferably one that doesn't charge a booking fee. I always use GWR.

MSE_James

Do both tickets indicate the discount has been applied? If so, no problem.  

Different sites handle railcards in varying ways.

Mark_d

Some websites only allow one railcard to be used - and it is assumed the same railcard applies to all passengers.  I always check that the expected discount has been applied to the ticket cost.

I tend to buy tickets on trainsplit.com (where you save through split-ticketting) or on the Uber app (where you get 10% back in Uber credit).

swingaloo

JGB1955 said:

Try a different website, preferably one that doesn't charge a booking fee. I always use GWR.

I just tried GWR for tickets and it quoted £288 for my trip, the same tickets through Trainline are £111.

Emmia

swingaloo said:

JGB1955 said:

Try a different website, preferably one that doesn't charge a booking fee. I always use GWR.

I just tried GWR for tickets and it quoted £288 for my trip, the same tickets through Trainline are £111.

Are they exactly the same tickets? Route, ticket type, booked train? Date, time?

On the GWR App I can find a ticket for £110.90 from Edinburgh to York, with 2 Senior Railcard holders

Leaving Edinburgh at 09:30 arriving York 11:54

Returning the following day

Leaving York at 09:35 arriving Edinburgh 12:14

daveyjp

swingaloo said:

JGB1955 said:

Try a different website, preferably one that doesn't charge a booking fee. I always use GWR.

I just tried GWR for tickets and it quoted £288 for my trip, the same tickets through Trainline are £111.

They won't be the same tickets. Check the ticket type.

I generally book through the website of the train operator I'll be using, never Trainline.