Rail industry announces free travel for military personnel and veterans to attend Remembrance Services

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As an industry, we are proud to continue helping people to mark this important national occasion by once again offering free travel to our serving personnel and veterans across the country.”  </p> <p><strong>Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said:</strong> "It's only right that the rail industry, which played its own part in our nation’s war effort, marks Remembrance Day by paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and those who continue to protect our country. </p> <p>"Remembrance services are a vital time for our nation to come together, and this important initiative will make it easier for veterans and serving personnel to do exactly that.” </p> <p><strong>Lucy Inskip, Director of the Poppy Appeal at the Royal British Legion said: </strong>"The Royal British Legion is immensely grateful that British train companies continue to recognise the significance of Remembrance and offer free transport for veterans and service personnel to attend the commemorations that mean so much to them.  </p> <p>“It is also a huge benefit that our dedicated volunteers can travel for free on London Poppy Day, allowing our Armed Forces community to support, collect and commemorate without worrying about additional personal cost.” </p> </blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify">For those attending either event in London, travel is permitted to any London Terminal station either on the day before or the day of each service and returning on the day of the service. </p> <p style="text-align: justify">For those attending events elsewhere, return travel is permitted on the day of the service. </p> <p style="text-align: justify">Train companies are also supporting Royal British Legion fundraisers, by extending the free return travel offer to volunteers raising money in London on 31 October. Anyone with a Royal British Legion collector’s ID can travel to London on 30 or 31 October, returning on 31 October or 1 November. </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card"> <div class="card__body card__body--large"> <h2 class="sub-header">Contact Information</h2> <div class="contact-card"> <h3 class="contact-card__title">Rail Delivery Group Media Team</h3> <p class="contact-card__text"> <a href="mailto:media@raildeliverygroup.com">media@raildeliverygroup.com</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> </article> <aside class="grid grid--resources" role="region" aria-label="Rail industry announces free travel for military personnel and veterans to attend Remembrance Services attachments"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__thumbnail"> <img class="card__thumbnail-image" src="https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/46ea417afc744c629d518f0dceaf5ef0.png?width=442&height=663" alt="Rail Delivery Group logo"> </div> <div class="card__body"> <h2 class="card__title card__title--center"> <a class="card__link" href="/resources/rail-delivery-group-logo">Rail Delivery Group logo</a> </h2> <div class="card__toolbar"> <button class="card__action button" onclick="document.location='https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/download/46ea417afc744c629d518f0dceaf5ef0'" aria-label="Download Rail Delivery Group logo.png">Download</button> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__thumbnail"> <img class="card__thumbnail-image" src="https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/75be60b97c6846628aefb6ca08a88eba.jpg?width=442&height=663" alt="RBL 2024 2"> </div> <div class="card__body"> <h2 class="card__title card__title--center"> <a class="card__link" href="/resources/ybz2a-imtk6-yp8dn-xk49q-cf908">RBL 2024 2</a> </h2> <div class="card__toolbar"> <button class="card__action button" onclick="document.location='https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/download/75be60b97c6846628aefb6ca08a88eba'" aria-label="Download RBL 2024 2.jpg">Download</button> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </div> </main> <footer class="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="footer__grid footer__grid--v"> <div class="widget-link"> <a href="https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/privacy-notice.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a> </div> <div class="widget-link"> <a href="https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/accessibility-statement.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Accessibility">Accessibility</a> </div> <div class="footer__social social-links"> <ul class="social-links__list"> <li class="social-links__item twitter"> <a class="social-links__link" href="https://x.com/raildeliverygrp" target="gloo" title="Twitter" aria-label="Twitter"> <span class="social-links__icon icon-twitter"></span> <span class="social-links__title">Twitter</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer__meta"> <p class="footer__cookiesettings"><a class="ccb__edit" href="#cc_target">Cookie Settings</a></p> <p class="footer__copyright">© 2025 Rail Delivery Group</p> <p class="footer__gloo">Powered by <a href="https://onclusive.com/what-we-do/pr-comms-tools/">Onclusive PR Manager</a>™</p> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="/Content/Gloo/js?v=PBdeyRJo_62HKCRHd8XrAslyv71LWP3cvl77Rg4FA4c1"></script> <script src="/Content/Shared/slick.min.js"></script> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </body> </html>

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