Railways: Veterans
Commons · Question 59500 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of reducing the price of a veterans’ railcard to that of an armed forces railcard.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 18 Jun 2025
There are no current plans to reduce the price of the Veterans’ Railcard. Any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy will require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway.