1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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I know there's plenty of train travel experts and students on here, so anyone able to help with this please?
Our eldest is due to start 6th form college at Lewes in September. Travel will be from Hastings by train each day. On enrollment (a week or so before the course starts) I'm assuming a 16-25 railcard or a Sussex Student Card will be issued/applied for. Not sure how that works exactly, i.e whether we have to pay the £30 for a 16-25 card or if we bypass that and get a Sussex Student Card? Does it pay to buy one of the many season tickets with the Sussex Student Card or just buy daily with a 16-25 card I wonder? Meanwhile, I suppose full fare will have to be paid for the trip over for the enrollment day? (accompanied open day visits have been done on a friends and family railcard).
Sorry to sound like a bit of an idiot, but it seems like in all the homework we've done, including looking into travel grants, we've come out with more questions than answers, and I'm keen to know exactly where we stand before enrollment day. Anyone on here able to offer some clear advice I can make perfect sense of please?
Our eldest is due to start 6th form college at Lewes in September. Travel will be from Hastings by train each day. On enrollment (a week or so before the course starts) I'm assuming a 16-25 railcard or a Sussex Student Card will be issued/applied for. Not sure how that works exactly, i.e whether we have to pay the £30 for a 16-25 card or if we bypass that and get a Sussex Student Card? Does it pay to buy one of the many season tickets with the Sussex Student Card or just buy daily with a 16-25 card I wonder? Meanwhile, I suppose full fare will have to be paid for the trip over for the enrollment day? (accompanied open day visits have been done on a friends and family railcard).
Sorry to sound like a bit of an idiot, but it seems like in all the homework we've done, including looking into travel grants, we've come out with more questions than answers, and I'm keen to know exactly where we stand before enrollment day. Anyone on here able to offer some clear advice I can make perfect sense of please?