Recent content by Ajibee

Thank you all for your thoughts and observations. Here are some responses to particular points: Okay, filling in the online form it asks for the birth date of the first cardholder - and if I put in XXNov98 it prompts "Must be 16 or over to apply for a Family & Friends Railcard", but it...

Preposterous moralising from Planet Holier Than Thou. The rail company receives the same revenue as it would if the fifteen year old was six months older. It is very different from a sixteen year old buying a child ticket, as that deprives the rail company of revenue. The question is one of...

Is a train manager/guard likely to query whether the holder of the Railcard is 15 and a half or 16 though?

Hello, I have three children, ages 15, 14 & 13, who're planning to travel from Euston to Glasgow on VT. Is it permissible for the oldest of them, aged 15, to buy a Friends & Family Railcard and for the group to travel with 1 Adult FAM ticket and 2 CHFAM tickets? Std off peak return child...

Aha! Thank you for spotting that - I hadn't tested that combination. Any ideas how we go about getting it fixed? And/or any ideas on how to make the desired booking somewhere that isn't affected by this systems snafu? Do stations have different systems? (The VT call centre was utterly...

I must be missing something then - I've looked through every train on Sat 22OCT11 from EUS to GLC and on 29th from GLC to EUS - it shows me the off-peak standard single F&F fare as £48.80 for the two of us, but there's nothing in the corresponding off-peak box in the 1st class column (only...

Thank you both scotsman and AlterEgo for your rapid replies and helpful advice - and for your indication of how busy these trains are likely to be. So, given that Weekend First seats can be reserved in advance (as I expected), presumably we need to buy the standard off-peak tickets online (it...

I'm planning to travel with my son, using our F&F Railcard, from Euston EUS to Glasgow Central GLC (and then on to Balloch BHC) Outbound: Saturday October 22nd, 11.30 or 12.30 trains from Euston to Glasgow Return: Saturday October 29th, 14.40 or 15.40 trains from Glasgow to Euston The...