Price
The price of the railcard increased over the years, and different prices were sometimes charged for "joint holder" status and according to whether Senior Railcards or Young Persons Railcards were held as well.
| Effective from | Single-holder railcard |
When bought by Young Persons Railcard holder |
When bought by Senior Railcard holder |
Joint-holder railcard |
When bought by Young Persons Railcard holder |
When bought by Senior Railcard holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1986 | £10.00 | N/A | £5.00 | £10.00 | N/A | £5.00 |
| 1 March 1987 | £10.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £10.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 |
| 12 May 1991 | £12.00 | £8.00 | £8.00 | £15.00 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
| 29 May 1994 | £14.00 | £10.00 | £10.00 | £17.00 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 28 September 1997 | £20.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 May 2009 | £25.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 22 May 2011 | £28.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
As can be seen, discounts of various sizes were given until 1997 to holders of Young Persons and Senior Railcards who wanted to buy a Network Card. Upon the relaunch under the "Network Railcard" name, this facility was withdrawn. These discounted Network Cards were issued in bulk on British Rail's behalf at an agency in Slough, and carried an endorsement on the reverse to show which type of reduction applied.
First Class supplement upgrade tickets were initially priced at a flat fare of £1.00 for both adults and children for any length of journey. This became £3.00 for adults and £1.50 for children in February 1990. The benefit was withdrawn upon the introduction of the first Network Railcard on 28 September 1997.
Gold card discount (season tickets)
Holders of annual season tickets for journeys within the Network Rail area, including on London Underground, are issued with a "Gold Card" which gives them similar privileges to the Network Railcard, as well as being able to purchase a Network Railcard for a friend or family member for a discounted price of £1.00 There is also no minimum fare for "Gold Card" discounts, and the ability to upgrade to first class for a flat fare also remains. This includes cases where the annual season ticket is applied to an Oyster card.
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