"Dan Gravell" wrote in message
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wrote:
Hi folks - quick question.

I will be getting an annual zones 1-3 on my Oyster very shortly - what
are the advantages of having an annual season ticket other than the
reduced cost? Does it entitle you to any discounts etc?
If so, should I go the paper ticket route so that I can "prove" that I
have an annual ticket (given that you can't tell from just looking what
period an Oystercard is for? :-) )

Any advice appreciated

Many thanks


I have exactly the same as you, and I did indeed receive a gold record
card (although contrary to the other poster, I recall this came with the
Oyster card... maybe I'm mistaken).

I've never actually used the NR discount because beforehand I had a YP
railcard. Now that has run out and I am 26, I'd like to use the NR
discounts. Does anyone know the extent of the network that the NR discount
covers? It mentions Virgin Trains and Midland Mainline, but does it cover
journeys as far north as Nuneaton or Leicester?

It covers the same area as the Network Railcard but without the minimum
fare. According to the map at
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/Ne...0map(2004).pdf
this goes out as far as Long Buckby [1] and Bedford in the north.

[1] Does anyone know if Network Railcards are still valid at Long Buckby now
Central have taken over the service?

Peter Smyth