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[email protected] · October 9th 14, 12:26 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 08/10/2014 22:43, wrote:
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Super Off Peak from Cambridge is better value too, though the best deal
is the closely guarded secret of the £2 child day return. You can't
even buy it in ticket machines at Cambridge.

Ah yes - the fantastic "kids for two quid" option (for accompanied
children) - but does that still exist on GTR? I can't find it
mentioned on the website.

I don't remember it being on the web site for a long time. You couldn't buy
it online. I'm not sure if it's still going. I've not been with a child on a
weekend since the switchover. However they are sold by Abellio Greater
Anglia, not FCC/GTR.

It's still going strong on Southern and Southeastern - for a long
time it was "kids for a quid", but it doubled in price fairly
recently. If it has vanished from GTR, it might vanish from Southern
too when it's subsumed into GTR. That said, hopefully it won't, and
the lack of a mention on the new GTR website is just an oversight...

http://www.southernrailway.com/offers/kids-for-1/
(the above URL rather giving away the shocking price rise!)

I don't think it was ever a quid at Cambridge.

Actually it's barely mentioned on Southeastern's site these days...
http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/special-offers/special-fares-terms

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Colin Rosenstiel