Lynne
A topical, if somewhat poignant, concession still available for those aged 60+ is the Senior Citizens Railcard. £30 a year for the card gets a third off Standard and First Class Anytime, Off-Peak and Advance fares throughout GB. Anyone know of any other travel concessions for the aged 60 and above? Air Travel? Coach Travel? Holidays?
Perhaps I should have been more specific. Not aged 60+ but those who are, say, turning 60 this year. What was in the recent past ain't necessarily so now. Things have changed/are changing. Which is why I asked the question. For example, No bus pass for those turning 60 now (bus pass eligibility geared to women's state pension age - for those women turning 60 this year that age is 65 years ...
Just thought to look up the latest on this planning application - and it looks like it will be going to Planning Committee for decision on 11th March 2014.
Would be interested to know what's available for those aged 60+. Not just locally but nationally.
I was in London this time two weeks ago. Travelled by train there and back from Dawlish via the Exeter Waterloo line..............
and now it seems there's a problem with the Exeter/Waterloo line at Crewkerne which will take at least a week to resolve. http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Reports-landslip-west-Yeovil-near-Crewkerne-cuts/story-20589921-detail/story.html
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"Well it strikes me people dont actually want to use the train anyway..just want to see it." (That is a quote from a post by Wondering. The whole of Wondering's post has since been removed - presumably by its author.) That isn't what I hear from people who regularly use that train route. In fact their moan is quite the opposite - that more rolling stock is needed to alleviate the ...
Does the EU have money it could put into the Preservation of the Dawlish Railway pot?
Have a read of this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10623109/UK-floods-Environment-Agency-accused-of-putting-birds-before-humans.html
