Railcard Rage

[jubieanna]

I travel to Scotland as a single traveller via train regularly to see my Mum. It really irritates me as I can't get discount of a third off as I don't fit any of the categories for a railcard!
I'm not travelling with family and friends
I'm not under 25
I'm not over 60
I'm not travelling 2 together
I'm not disabled
I want a single traveller railcard introduced please.
I try booking in advance to get it cheaper but my journey involves 3 changes each way and booking a return always seems to be around the same price.

Any ideas on how to get discounted travel on trains???

[Buenchico]

Damn!!!

Crossed posts!!!

Oh well, it was fun working it all out anyway ;-)

(Baza: We need you in 'Travel' more often then! Mushroom25, Dzug2 and myself have each answered hundreds of rail travel questions, often with one of us thinking of something that another has missed but a further 'expert' is always welcome!)

[bednobs]

is it just me, or it it shocking that it costs less to fly than to go by train?

[ummmm]

I agree, Bednobs. I've just booked 2 return flights to Ireland for less than £80.

[EDDIE51]

National Express Coaches do Chepstow to Edinburgh or Glasgow £38.40 one way, there are discounts available on that price. But it takes 13 hrs!

[jno]

Depends where you want to go, I suppose, Bednobs. There are more railway stations than airports and more roads than train lines. Cost tends to go up according to how far you are from the starting and finishing points. I'm near St Pancras, so Paris is cheap; it wouldn't be if I was in the Midlands.