Railway Passenger Service Concessions




24 MARCH THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 905

5.2 “Super groups” of six or more

5.2.1 Concession and conditions: Tickets may be issued for travel by all long distance rail passenger services except the Silver Fern service at ordinary fares less ten percent to groups of six to ten, 20 percent to groups of 11 to 20 and 25 percent to groups of 21 or more travelling together between any two stations, provided that where children are included in the group each will count as a half for the purpose of determining the number in the group. The journey must total 100 kilometres either as a single journey or, with at least 50 kilometres in each direction, as a return journey.

5.2.2 Availability: “Super group” concessions are not available during December or January, nor at Easter from the Wednesday before Good Friday until the following Tuesday.

5.3 Youth organisations

5.3.1 Concession and conditions: Tickets may be issued for travel by all long distance rail passenger services except the Silver Fern service at the ordinary fare less ten percent to members of the following organisations in parties of not less than six, including officers in charge of such parties, travelling in uniform to attend parades or instruction camps:

Boy Scouts
Boys’ Brigade
Girl Guides
Girls’ Brigade
Navy League Sea Cadets
Red Cross Cadets
Red Cross Link Cadets
St John Ambulance Brigade Cadets

5.3.2 Applications: Each application for tickets must be supported by a certificate in the following form:

I hereby certify that …………………………………………members of the ………………………………………… organisation are travelling in uniform from ………………………………………… to ………………………………………… to attend a parade (or instruction camp) at ………………………………………… on …………………………………………

Signed: ………………………………………… Date: …………………………………………

Authorising Officer

5.3.3 Lone Scouts: Lone Scouts in uniform travelling to Scout Camps may also be granted the foregoing fare concessions with exemption from the minimum party number requirement. Application for tickets must be accompanied by a certificate in the foregoing form signed by the Dominion Commissioner for Lone Scouts, or the Secretary, Boy Scouts’ Association (N.Z.) Inc.

5.4 Family tickets

5.4.1 Concession: Family tickets for return travel at five times the ordinary adult single fare may be issued to parents and their children travelling together for journeys of more than 50 kilometres on long distance rail passenger services.

5.4.2 Conditions: The children travelling on a family ticket must be under 16 years of age at the time of travel, and be accompanied by at least one of their parents. The number of children in any family who may travel on one ticket is unlimited. The names of the parents or parent and children must be declared at the time of booking, and only the persons whose names are so declared may travel using the ticket.

  1. LONG DISTANCE RAIL PASSENGER SERVICES : MULTIPLE JOURNEY CONCESSIONS

6.1 Ten trip concession tickets

6.1.1 Conditions and fares: Ten trip concession tickets will be issued for long distance rail services for travel over distances not exceeding 43 kilometres for any journey which is not wholly within the boundaries of the suburban services specified in clause 8.1.

6.1.2 Restrictions: Such ten trip tickets may not be used on the following services:

Silver Fern Northerner Southerner

6.1.3 Fares: Such ten trip concession tickets will be charged as follows:

Km Second Class $ Km Second Class $ Km Second Class $
1 3.60 16 9.10 31 16.70
2 3.60 17 9.40 32 17.00
3 3.60 18 9.90 33 17.60
4 3.60 19 11.30 34 17.90
5 4.90 20 11.30 35 19.20
6 5.80 21 12.30 36 19.20
7 5.80 22 12.30 37 19.90
8 5.90 23 13.70 38 19.90
9 7.20 24 13.80 39 20.20
10 7.30 25 14.10 40 20.60
11 7.50 26 14.10 41 21.70
12 7.50 27 15.60 42 22.00
13 8.60 28 15.60 43 22.90
14 8.60 29 16.20
15 8.60 30 16.60

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