Gold Card

[Rainham Commuter]

HI chaps.

.. i have recently purchased an annual season ticket between Rainham and London (best £3k i ever spent!!) and have been issued with a 'Gold Card'. I think i read somewhere that i can buy discounted tickets for other journeys?

Not surprisingly i can't find any info on the SE website - does anyone on here know?

Also - what is the situation with regards to upgrading to HS1 for single journies? presumerbly this will be possible otherwise i won't even try it out...

.. thanks in advance

[Ryan Webb]

Hi Rainham Commuter,

I think this page on the National Rail Enquiries website confirms your suspicions about your new purchase - www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/season_tickets/goldcard.html.

As for the HS1 upgrades, in July I was able to upgrade a normal One Day Travelcard to enable me to travel out to Ebbsfleet Int'l and back for £6.20 - £3.10 each way.

I think this page on the Southeastern website might be of some use - www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/index.php/cms/pages/view/325. This will list the preview fares and the upgrade prices for a variety of stations.

Hope this post has been of some use to you with your queries.

Thanks
Ryan