Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 89045

Railways: Concessions

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason 3-year Network Railcards have been discontinued.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Network Railcard was introduced by British Rail in 1986 on a one-year basis, which continues to exist. There has been no withdrawal of a three-year Network Railcard, which has never existed.