themodelcommuter

So, the season direct ticket. Monthly season ticket between (in my case) Colchester and London Liverpool Street. Delivered to your door every month; shiny, durable plastic ticket; travel anywhere on the NXEA network on weekends and bank holidays for free; delay repay claims paid into your bank account; ticked paid for by direct debit. Cost: GBP 341/month.

Monthly rail card. Monthly season ticket between (in my case) Colchester and London Liverpool Street. Collected after queuing at the ticket office and buying it; normal paper ticket; no extra benefits; delay repay claims paid via post (and I think with vouchers so you can only use them to buy more rail tickets); paid for directly at the ticket office. Cost: More than the Season Direct.

OK, there is a limitation on the Season Direct in so far as it has to have Liverpool Street as one of the end points, it does take over a month to get set up and it does run from the 1st of each month but you’d still think a normal monthly would be cheaper. But then who am I to question the vagueries of train ticket prices?

~ by The Model Commuter on September 29, 2008.