Extra Concessions
As part of the National Concessionary Pass scheme for buses, authorities have the option of adding extra concessions to their area for the benefit of local residents. The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, as part of their options, allow residents in the West Midlands (County), as defined by Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry Council areas, to use local rail services (within the West Midlands) using their National Concessionary Passes for free after 0930hrs Weekdays and all day weekends/Bank Holidays. No separate ticket is needed. Transport for Greater Manchester employ an identical scheme, encompassing the county of Greater Manchester, however this, in addition, allows free travel on the Manchester Metrolink. When a pass holding resident of one of these areas is buying a ticket for a train journey originating in the area of their respective transport authority, but is travelling to a destination outside the boundary for that authority, the passenger would only be charged for a ticket from the last station on the route that is inside the area managed by the authority. This means that, for example, if a National Concessionary Pass holder living in Manchester bought a ticket from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, then they would only be charged for a journey from Stockport railway station, as this would be the last railway station on the line within Greater Manchester where the train stopped.
Read more about this topic: Concessionary Fares On The British Railway Network
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