Free train pass supplied to pensioners.
Hello. How many have used the free train pass? apparently it is valid ONLY to the border of the State one lives in which means our only good use of the ticket would take us to Kalgoorlie (there is nothing at the other borders, not even a train to NT border).
I have heard pensioners say they cannot use the train pass because they cannot afford the accommodation and food at the other end, even when they try to travel when hotels have specials on.
I'm going to enquire (if I can get through) if this ticket will get us a discount of same worth (to the border) off the advertised trip on the Ghan for 2017. I doubt this will work as the fare from WA border to Adelaide may be more than we expext.
Any advice/comments welcome.
Gumnut
If you are from WA you may find more info on this link
http://www.concessions.wa.gov.au/concessions/Pages/Public-Transport-Free.aspx
My brother did the trip on Ghan from Adelaide to Darwin and back a few years back before the cut to pensioners on it ... and in general he said they would not take the trip again as it was mostly all of the same.