Good news those of us over 55 with the Arriva Trains Wales Club 55 offer running again from 4 September with travel valid up to 14 December. Note that there are again add ons for selected routes off the ATW area. The Northern add-on has increased by 50p to £1.50 being valid from Knutsford and [...]
Confused? So’s everyone else! In 2010 Merseyrail abolished their Off Peak (Cheap Day) tickets, introducing the Day Saver instead which is a Day Ranger/Rover valid from 0930. Thus, from Chester the Anytime Return to Liverpool is £6.45, but the Day Saver valid for all Wirral Line services as a “runabout” from 0930 is a great [...]
Great news for those over 55! Arriva Trains Wales Club 55 came back on 9 January and runs until 9 April – details here. As before there’s a £1 Northern add-on fare for Northern services from Knutsford and stations towards Manchester and a £5 London Midland add-on for the Crewe-Liverpool line. First Scotrail Club 55 [...]
We’ve had a number of people travelling on our line recently on “Small Groups” tickets. I didn’t know what these were, and it seems neither did our conductors. On investigation, it turns out these tickets are only valid on services where Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) sets the fare; they provide a 25% discount for groups [...]
Club 55 is back for the Autumn. The scheme now includes all First Group rail operators, as well as Arriva Trains Wales. Here’s the details courtesy of TPE’s website. I’ve just used it to go from Mobberley to Porthmadog, the long way round via Shrewsbury, Machynlleth and Barmouth. £16 from Mobberley, that’s £15 plus Arriva [...]
With the kids off school at the moment - here is an opportunity to play Tarzan. If you travel by train to Delamere Railway Station, you can take them to Go Ape and get a 20% discount off their prices. This offer is valid Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays. You must quote Code CCR020 when booking [...]
Chester Zoo’s free shuttle bus Tiger has made a “roaring” return to the city for 2010! The service is free of charge for all Zoo visitors who have travelled by train to Chester and runs daily until 12 September. Details on Chester Zoo’s rather colourful website!
The Railway Touring Company is running a steam special from Cleethorpes to Chester and back via Stockport-Altrincham-Northwich on Saturday 12th June hauled by LMS Black 5 4-6-0 44871. More details are on their website. If you’re out and about on our line and get some good pictures, why not send them to the North Wales [...]
We are pleased to see Cheshire East Council is this year sponsoring a free bus service from Knutsford, Northwich & Hartford stations to the Cheshire Show. Some of the connections at Knutsford are good. For the full timetable, click here.
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