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Old August 25th 17, 04:46 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
Michael R N Dolbear Michael R N Dolbear is offline
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"Roland Perry" wrote

Are the discounts only on Oyster off-peak fares? I think they would
be all the same in that case.


Network cards are strictly "after 10am", whereas the Senior Railcard is

"off-peak {may vary locally}"[1], and the F&F/TTG/Disabled Railcard is
"After 9.30am".

Even TfL admits: "The savings are slightly different for each card."


https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payment...discounts-and-
concessions/railcards

But how do they know, if all railcards are coded the same??


[1] For TfL fares their blanket off-peak is *depart* after 9.30, but for

National Rail the senior off-peak is *arrive* after 10am.
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This isn't a Railcard matter but an off-peak matter - if you use Oyster on
NR I assume depart after 9:30 still applies?

Network cards should not allowed for Oyster discount and F&F/TTG logically
can't do it.

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payment...on-this-page-9

Setting Railcard discount on an Oyster card

If you have a 16-25, Senior, HM Forces or Disabled Persons Railcard, you
need to get the discount set on an Oyster card. If you don't already have
one, you'll need to get an Oyster card and register it.

You can get the discount set at Tube, London Overground, TfL Rail and some
National Rail stations. To get the discount set at a Tube station, ask a
member of staff to set it for you. You can also get the discount set at
Oyster Ticket Stops and Visitor Centres. When you renew a National Railcard,
you will need to get the discount set again on your Oyster card.
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You can also get the discount set at Oyster Ticket Stops . . . .

Has anyone tried this?


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Mike D