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Millennial 26-30 Railcard To Go On Sale In The New Year

Millennial 26-30 Railcard To Go On Sale In The New Year

Snowflakes, rejoice!

Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers

As a rule, Millennials are given a bit of a hard time. Saddled with university debt, no chance of owning a house, and generally ridiculed for complaining about almost anything, life's tough.

But as well as being resigned to a doomed future, one of the main things that grinds the gears of today's younger generation is having to pay an arm and a leg for a train ticket from London to Manchester. To make things worse that train is delayed and oversold, meaning what you thought was a reserved seat and a quiet trip in relative comfort, quickly becomes a real-life nightmare.

And what's even worse, as soon as you turn 26, you no longer even have your trusty 16-25 railcard (those were the days) to comfort you with the fact that you are not paying the full price for this hellish experience.

I'm not bitter, you're bitter.

Now, the Dante-esque aspect of train travel, will, I fear, always be a part of British life, but earlier this year it was announced that Millennials would at least be able to receive some financial benefit of having to go through it.

After two trial runs of the 26-30 Railcard, which saw 20,000 people snap up the limited passes, a permanent replacement will now be available for just £30 in the new year, slashing train travel by a third.

PA

The pass will also have a couple of perks that are currently unique to the 16-25 card, with cheaper travel in London - a third off off-peak fares and off-peak daily caps on Oyster cards.

And those lucky enough to find themselves within the age bracket will be able to purchase the pass up until the day before their 31st birthday, which means if you are a savvy shopper then you can use it until just before you turn 32.

The roll out of the permanent 26-30 Railcard was due to be out by the end of the year, but delays have meant the release was pushed back until January.

However, The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train firms, has said those people who bought one of the limited-edition trial tickets will still be able to use them until the new release date, even if their pass expires in December.

A spokesperson told Money Saving Expert: "We promised our customers that when we had an on-sale date that they would too.

"The 26-30 Railcard will go on sale at midday on 2 January. We intended to launch the 26-30 Railcard by the end of the year, given how timings have worked out this would mean launching it over a Bank Holiday.

"When the 26-30 Railcard goes on sale we want to be able to provide the best possible experience to our customers, which is why it will go on sale at midday on 2 January."

Finally some good news for the downtrodden twentysomething.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: UK News, travel