The Bristol Railway Archive

Ref.: BBC News - 3 April 2006

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Rail firm offers more ú1 routes

South West Trains says 1,700 low fare tickets a week will be available
South West Trains has extended its budget ticket scheme which allows passengers to travel for just ú1.

The company launched the Megatrain service in November 2005 by slashing off-peak prices between London and Portsmouth and Southampton.

Every week, 1,700 low fare seats will be available on the additional routes linking London with south west England.

The new destinations include Bournemouth, Weymouth, Exeter, Salisbury, Yeovil, Bath and Bristol.

Ian Dobbs, chief executive of Stagecoach Group's rail division, said: "We are delighted at the response of passengers to megatrain.com and these new routes will bring cheaper fares to thousands more people in the south and west of England."

He said there was "significant potential" to expand the idea beyond SWT to "other parts of the UK rail network".

This is excellent news, as ú1 SWT London Waterloo tickets from Bath and Bristol may just save the Bristol-Waterloo service - as I expect it'll be *extremely* popular

Graham - you might want to have a look here as well.

Most of the journeys are out of the area, but may be useful if you're travelling from the south to London over the summer.

http://www.megatrain.com/

Thanks for the link! I would have used it, as I thought the morning 9am train would be included - but it turns out the ú1 ticket means a departure from Bath at 4:05pm arriving Waterloo 8:15pm!