Fig wrote:
Ah! So it would appear that, by purchasing an annual travel card, one
automatically qualifies for the benefits of owning a 'Network RailCard'
[ http://www.railcard.co.uk/ ]
This appears to be some kind of scheme for getting discounted rail travel
in SE England and would normally cost £20 per year.
Am I correct?

Nearly. As has already been pointed out, the benefits are slightly
different (in the sense of being better) - particularly w.r.t. no
minimum weekday fare and the availability of low-price first-class
tickets.

The website linked upthread [
https://www.trainsfares.co.uk/season...d_benefits.asp ],
although badly designed, outlines the benefits of the Gold Card in some
detail. On the off-chance that your web browser of choice is genuinely
incapable of retrieving its contents, I've pasted them below:

***begin quote***

Holders of valid Annual Gold Cards, including Gold Cards issued by
Transport for London and also Travelcards issued on Oyster and
supported by a valid Gold Record Card, can purchase discounted tickets
for travel on the following basis:-

* A discount of 34% is available on the following ticket types -
Standard Day Single, Standard Day Return, Standard Open Single,
Standard Open Return, Cheap Day Single, Cheap Day Return, Network
AwayBreak, Saver Return, and All Zones Off-Peak Day Travelcard (subject
to a minimum fare - currently £4.80).

* Up to 3 accompanying adults can travel at the same discounted fare
each, and up to 4 accompanying children (aged 5 -15) travel at a flat
fare of £1.00 each, single or return. Groups must travel together at
all times.

* Discounted tickets including First Class Supplements (see below for
further details) are available anytime at weekends and on Public
Holidays and from 1000 hours Monday to Friday. Tickets are subject to
any restrictions that may apply to the use of corresponding fully
priced tickets.

* Train companies participating in the Gold Card Scheme a c2c,
Central Trains, First Great Western, First Great Western Link, GNER,
Island Line, Midland Mainline, 'one', Silverlink, South Eastern
Trains, Southern, South West Trains, Thameslink, Virgin Trains, Wagn
Railway, Wessex Trains.

* Discounted tickets are only available for travel wholly within the
area bounded by the following stations:-
Weymouth, Exeter St Davids (via Honiton), Bedwyn, Didcot Parkway,
Worcester Foregate Street (via Evesham), Banbury, Bicester Town, Long
Buckby, Bedford, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Manningtree, Harwich and also
all stations Cambridge to Kings Lynn, Dorchester West to Yeovil Pen
Mill, and Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin.

Discounts also available to/from the Isle of Wight on through rail/sea
journeys on:-
Red Funnel ships and Red Jet services between Southampton and East or
West Cowes,
and Wightlink ships between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head, and
between Lymington Pier and Yarmouth.
(Note special higher prices apply for accompanied children on these
services).

* Discounted tickets need only be purchased for accompanying adults and
children if the journey is covered by the Gold Card route validity.

* Where an Off-Peak Day Travelcard is required and the Gold Card is not
valid in All Zones (e.g. not issued to 'R1256'), the Gold Card
holder must also purchase a discounted Off-Peak Day Travelcard for
themselves. If the Gold Card held is a Travelcard with less than 'All
Zones' availability, an Off-Peak Day Travelcard at the minimum fare,
currently £4.80, should be issued.

* Gold Card Travelcard holders purchasing tickets for travel within the
defined area but beyond the zones covered by their Travelcard, should
be issued a discounted Travelcard Excess from the outer Boundary Zone,
or a point- to- point ticket from the outermost station in the zones
covered by their season ticket.
Note 1.Such discounted tickets cannot be used on trains departing
London terminal stations before 1000 Monday to Friday that do not stop
at any station within the Travelcard area.
Note 2. For through journeys beyond the defined area, an undiscounted
ticket should be issued from the last station on the line of route
covered by the Annual Gold Card. Clause 17 (c) of the Conditions of
Carriage apply in these circumstances.

* First Class 'one day' Supplements, currently priced at £3.00 per
adult and £1.50 per child, can be purchased and used in conjunction
with valid Standard Class discounted tickets on the following basis:-
- First Class Supplements are valid for any journey on the date for
which the ticket is issued.
- On Mondays to Fridays they cannot be used over the route covered by a
Gold Card unless a separate discounted ticket for the journey has been
purchased. This does not apply at weekends on Public Holidays.
- First Class Supplement tickets cannot be used on Mondays to Fridays
between 1600 and 1900 on trains departing from London or any
intermediate station between London and Clapham Junction inclusive.
- First Class Supplement tickets are not valid for travel at any time
on First Great Western, GNER, Midland Mainline, or Virgin West Coast
services. On Virgin CrossCountry, travel is at the discretion of the
on-train Senior Conductor and subject to accommodation being available.

- Holders of First Class Annual Gold Cards need only purchase First
Class Supplements for accompanying adults and children where the
journey being made is covered by the route validity of their season
ticket.
- Accompanying passengers must also be issued with discounted adult
Standard Class or child flat fare tickets as appropriate.

Discounted tickets issued to holders of Network Railcards purchased at
a discount by Annual Gold Card holders are subject to the normal
Network Railcard terms and conditions, e.g. weekday minimum fares
apply.

***end quote***

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

In newsp.tgsjemvim4iaeb@dell,
Fig typed:
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:37:20 +0100, Bob Wood
wrote:

In newsp.tgscorqkm4iaeb@dell,
Fig typed:
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:10:30 +0100, Bob Wood
wrote:

In newsp.tgrcqberm4iaeb@dell,
Fig typed:
An earlier post pointed to the tfl t&cs which mentioned, in para
6.6.3, "You must present the Gold Record Card when you wish to
buy a concessionary fare ticket under the terms of the Gold Card
scheme." What is this "Gold Card scheme" and where can I find
information
on "concessionary fare tickets" or any other benefits of owning a
Gold Card?
TIA


https://www.trainsfares.co.uk/season...d_benefits.asp


I found that one too, using Google. Doesn't really tell me much
though.

There is no more to tell you. The benefits are listed there.

With respect, that page is a usability nightmare.
I don't have time to cover it's many faults, nor is this the place to
do it. Suffice to say, when I encounter such a disastrous piece of web
publishing, I am inclined to lend very little weight to the
credibility of it's content.

It may not be the best-designed website, but it contains the information
that you asked for. Do you require spoon-feeing?




--
Bob

In article op.tgsjemvim4iaeb@dell, Fig writes
With respect, that page is a usability nightmare.
I don't have time to cover it's many faults, nor is this the place to
do it. Suffice to say, when I encounter such a disastrous piece of web
publishing, I am inclined to lend very little weight to the credibility
of it's content.

This from a man who can't spell "its"?

--
Clive D.W. Feather | Home:
Tel: +44 20 8495 6138 (work) | Web: http://www.davros.org
Fax: +44 870 051 9937 | Work:
Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is:

In article op.tgsc3nxdm4iaeb@dell, (Fig) wrote:

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:34:12 +0100, ONscotland
wrote:

Fig wrote:
An earlier post pointed to the tfl t&cs which mentioned, in para
6.6.3, "You must present the Gold Record Card when you wish to buy a
concessionary fare ticket under the terms of the Gold Card
scheme."

What is this "Gold Card scheme" and where can I find information
on "concessionary fare tickets" or any other benefits of owning a
Gold Card?

If you have an Annual Season Ticket for a route in the Network
Card area, you automatically get a Gold Card. This offers more or
less the same benefits as a Network Card with fewer restrictions. For
example, the £10 minimum fare does not apply, you can upgrade to
first class at weekends for £1.50 etc.

There appears to be a minimum now, but only £4.80.

Ah! So it would appear that, by purchasing an annual travel card,
one automatically qualifies for the benefits of owning a 'Network
RailCard' [ http://www.railcard.co.uk/ ]
This appears to be some kind of scheme for getting discounted rail
travel in SE England and would normally cost £20 per year.
Am I correct?

Slightly better than a Network Card in fact.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:57:48 +0100, Fig wrote:

With respect, that page is a usability nightmare.

Looks OK to me; just plain text.

--
James Farrar
. @gmail.com

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article op.tgsc3nxdm4iaeb@dell, (Fig) wrote:

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:34:12 +0100, ONscotland
wrote:

Fig wrote:
An earlier post pointed to the tfl t&cs which mentioned, in para
6.6.3, "You must present the Gold Record Card when you wish to buy a
concessionary fare ticket under the terms of the Gold Card
scheme."

What is this "Gold Card scheme" and where can I find information
on "concessionary fare tickets" or any other benefits of owning a
Gold Card?

If you have an Annual Season Ticket for a route in the Network
Card area, you automatically get a Gold Card. This offers more or
less the same benefits as a Network Card with fewer restrictions. For
example, the £10 minimum fare does not apply, you can upgrade to
first class at weekends for £1.50 etc.

There appears to be a minimum now, but only £4.80.


The £4.80 minimum fare only applies when buying Day Travelcards.

In ,
Colin Rosenstiel typed:


There appears to be a minimum now, but only £4.80.


The £4.80 minumum fare applies only to TravelCards, as far as I am
aware.



--
Bob

Fig wrote:
Ah! So it would appear that, by purchasing an annual travel card, one
automatically qualifies for the benefits of owning a 'Network RailCard'
[ http://www.railcard.co.uk/ ]
This appears to be some kind of scheme for getting discounted rail travel
in SE England and would normally cost £20 per year.
Am I correct?

You are Mr Logic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Logic) and I claim my
£5.

Patrick

This is correct - I regularly get local journeys for about £1 using
the Gold Card. You can also take three friends who will enjoy the same
benefits if travelling together.

B.

Bob Wood wrote:
In ,
Colin Rosenstiel typed:


There appears to be a minimum now, but only £4.80.


The £4.80 minumum fare applies only to TravelCards, as far as I am
aware.



--
Bob

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:44:16 +0100, wrote:


Fig wrote:
Ah! So it would appear that, by purchasing an annual travel card, one
automatically qualifies for the benefits of owning a 'Network RailCard'
[ http://www.railcard.co.uk/ ]
This appears to be some kind of scheme for getting discounted rail
travel
in SE England and would normally cost £20 per year.
Am I correct?

You are Mr Logic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Logic) and I claim my
£5.

Touche!
A note of credit to the tune of five pounds sterling, to-wit, a fiver, in
colloquial parlance, shall be tendered forthwith for your enjoyment.
I urge you to avoid expenditure of said amount within the confines of a
single transaction.
--
Fig