{"id":3638,"date":"2018-10-25T23:55:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T23:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/four-million-millennials-can-get-new-railcard\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T23:55:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T23:55:56","slug":"four-million-millennials-can-get-new-railcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/four-million-millennials-can-get-new-railcard\/","title":{"rendered":"Four million millennials can get new railcard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"New 26-30 railcard\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6679\/production\/_104033262_social26-30b-2.png\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">RDG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The new 26-30 railcard will go on sale before the end of the year &#8211; and this time it will be available to all four million eligible passengers, the rail industry has announced.<\/p>\n<p>During a trial in the spring, only 20,000 people were allowed to buy one. <\/p>\n<p>The ticket website crashed because of overwhelming demand from thousands of young people.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the &#8220;millennial&#8221; railcard was originally announced by the chancellor in the autumn 2017 Budget.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-43384908\" class=\"story-body__link\">Millennial rail cards sell out <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-44136297\" class=\"story-body__link\">Millennial railcards &#8216;still on track&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the first time, the 26-30 railcard will be &#8220;digital only&#8221;, meaning that passengers will need a smartphone to download it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">What will the card offer?<\/h2>\n<p>For a \u00a330 fee, the new railcard will offer one-third off most leisure fares for 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>However, anyone travelling before 10am on a weekday will have to pay a minimum fare of \u00a312. This is the same restriction as on the 16-25 railcard.<\/p>\n<p>But unlike the card for younger passengers, that minimum fare will also apply on weekdays throughout July and August.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those with a 16-25 railcard are students, so journeys in the summer holidays count as leisure travel.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no fare reductions on sleeper trains, first-class and season tickets or Eurostar services.<\/p>\n<p>Full details &#8211; and a savings calculator &#8211; are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.26-30railcard.co.uk\/\" class=\"story-body__link-external\">railcard website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">What if I don&#8217;t have a smartphone?<\/h2>\n<p>If you do not have a phone, or if your phone has run out of battery power, you will be allowed to download your card on someone else&#8217;s phone.<\/p>\n<p>However, there will be no paper version of the card.<\/p>\n<p>The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) told the BBC a digital card was safer than having a physical version, as that was easier to lose.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">When will the card become available?<\/h2>\n<p>No firm date has yet been announced, although the RDG says it will launch before the end of 2018.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">How much can I save?<\/h2>\n<p>During the trials in the spring, it was found that passengers took an average of six leisure journeys a month, covering an average of 400 miles in total.<\/p>\n<p>On this basis, cardholders could expect to save \u00a3125 a year. Allowing for the \u00a330 cost of the card, the saving would be \u00a395.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-45982750\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright RDG The new 26-30 railcard will go on sale before the end of the year &#8211; and this time it will be available to all four million eligible passengers, the rail industry has announced. During a trial in the spring, only 20,000 people were allowed to buy one. 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