ENCTS passholders

[Marton]

Withdrawal of the Senior and Disabled Railcards would be pretty bad for the TOCs/ATOC as well, given the amount of revenue they currently receive from sales of same!

How is the revenue allocated? Does it depend on the holders postcode?

It seems pointless for much of mine, living in northern England, to go to the Southern TOCs.

 

[34D]

Indeed, BR introduced the Senior, Family and Student Railcards as a commercial decision. Their purpose was to attract extra customers - Over 60s because as they retired they would have more time to travel, Students because if you 'catch ' em young' they may develope the habit of train travel, and Families because you could easily 'capture' four passengers. I have no reason to believe the commercial attractiveness has diminished.

Let's face it ATOC have even introduced their 'own' Railcard - Two Together! Given, too, that all Railcards are advertised extensively, unlike Rover Tickets, the TOCs must see railcards as a benefit to their business. Isn't the Senior Railčard protected by the legislation that privatised the railways anyway?

I think the TOC's would welcome a replacement for the SNR railcard, that came top-down from government, that had an 09:30 start time.

This would of course be negative for many passengers.

 

[John @ home]

This would make little difference for TOCs in the former Network Southeast area.