It is well worth getting a rail pass or coach discount card

In my country there are two kinds of discount cards. One of them is a discount card for people who are under 26. You can also use that card if you are older than 26 and didn't finish your education yet. I am not a student anymore and I am 36 so I can't use that card. The other discount card is a seniour citizen card and you can use that one if you are 65 or older. The train system in my country is quite good. The main line starts in Copenhagen and ends in Frederikshavn in the north of Denmark, but there are other lines as well. In the past there was a railway station in almost every town, but in the 1960's they closed many of the less popular lines and today we have to travel by bus if we want to visit one of those places.

Here in Northern Ireland,the Rail network was gutted by the time of the advent of widespread road transport by the end of the 1950's and early 1960's,with the result there are now no rail networks across the middle of the 6 county province..only around the north coast,and south from Belfast to Dublin..I've only ever held a school bus pass thus far,and a commuter multijourney ticket from Belfast's Citybus service..and from a recent trip to London,I now have an Oystercard..

I remember I had the Young Persons Railcard too, didn't you used to save a third of your travel? Now they have a Network Card I believe, but they have changed the restrictions, in that you have to spend a minimum of 10 pounds and it has to be after 10am. No use in me buying a discount card as I hardly ever use trains or coaches, I use my car if I need to go anywhere, which at present, is not very far! I like Rover tickets because they give you the freedom to travel wherever you like, without having to buy endless tickets. They used to do rover tickets in Lancashire, I used to have relatives up there, I would stay with them and tour all of Lancashire and Cheshire with one ticket.

In my home country, a rail pass or coach discount card does not develop well, because only a few passengers that use the service. Most of them prefer use bus or motorcycle to go for work and school.