Young Persons Railcard (16-25 Railcard)

不一定要很年輕才能辦Young Persons Railcard啦，只要是學生就可以。申請表格背面有一區是給mature student用的，將表格拿回學校，請指導教授簽字，再給學校蓋印，要附加一張相片背後也要給學校簽字，這樣就能在英國任一Train Station申請Young Persons Railcard了.

當然你也可以直接拿著你的學生證去辦一張國際學生證(International Student Identity Card, ISIC), 然後用ISIC在各Train Station辦Young Persons Railcard, 用ISIC辦Young Persons Railcard就不用經過學校蓋章證明. 要去找人蓋章蠻麻煩的, 去辦張ISIC會簡單得多.

本人在2009年03月05日拿著ISIC(各位同學, 千萬不要問Dr. Lin那張ISIC是怎麼來的, 這是Dr. Lin另一個不能說的秘密啦! 不過, 那張ISIC真的是真的)到本人現在居住臨近的Train Station - "Forest Gate"去申辦Young Persons Railcard. Forest Gate的一位黑人胖老頭居然拒絕受理, 並要求本人到學校找人蓋章証明. My Gosh! Was he blind? Read the application form again, please. 但是, 因為我有事情要辦, 所以不宜久戰, 第一回合...敗.

最後, 在"詳讀"Young Persons Railcard的申請表格並與一位不願具名的博士班學生Skype討論後, Dr. Lin再次於2009年03月16日再次拿著ISIC and 1 Photo到Forest Gate再次申辦Young Persons Railcard. Unfortunately, 我又遇到同一個 --- 黑人胖老頭, 這次我不拿到Young Persons Railcard誓不為人啦! 本來他還是不讓我辦, 但我據理力爭(According to the rules in the application form), 他看我後面大排長X, 又見我一付誓在必得的樣子, 就給我辦了. 於是我付了24英磅(有效期1 year)拿了我的Young Persons Railcard揚長而去, 第二回合...勝!

*** ISIC是目前唯一國際上確認的全日制學生證明文件。全世界超過116 個國家和地區發行，憑證可享全球各地幾萬種不同類型的優惠。想利用假期出國自助旅遊或遊學的「年輕人」, 可考慮辦一張ISIC, 請參考: http://www.statravel.org.tw/isic/index.htm

*** Young Persons Railcard (16-25 Railcard), with a 16-25 Railcard (formerly Young Persons Railcard), you'll get a massive 1/3 off most rail fares throughout Great Britain as well as many other great discounts, for a whole year, and all for just GBP24. 16-25 Railcard can also provide great discounts on the following:
1) Gatwick Express, Stansted Express, Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect services.
2) Many First Class Advance fares with selected Train Companies and upgrades to First Class at weekends (subject to availability) upon payment of a supplement.
3) London Zones 1-6 Off-Peak Day Travelcard (subject to a minimum fare).
4) Oyster (Transport for London) – now you can get your Railcard discount loaded on to your Oyster card to save 1/3 on the Off-Peak daily cap on pay as you go.
5) PLUSBUS – unlimited bus travel at your origin/ destination station with participating operators. Visit plusbus.info for more details.
6) Some rail/sea journeys with Wightlink, Red Funnel Ferries and Stena Line.