Virgin Trains East Coast have a "Nifty 50" sale on with 500,000 (400,000 standard, 100,000 First Class) tickets available at 50% off the cheapest Advance fares.
You need to book by August 18th and travel between September 5th and November 4th (21 to 30 October excluded)
You could get the following prices:
* Newcastle to Edinburgh from just £5.05 each way
* London King’s Cross to Leeds from just £7.25 each way
* Edinburgh to London King’s Cross from just £12.50 each way
I totted up a day trip to Edinburgh for a shade over £30 for three people in mid-September!
However, Virgin Rail East Coast have recently voted to strike...
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3x Nectar points as well .... according to my app!
mattinhull
12 Aug 16#2
just check 4 strike days :disappointed:
ReviewChimp to mattinhull
12 Aug 161#3
Hey there, it's probably me being stupid, but do you have a link for those strike days please? I can't seem to find it on their site... Thanks :smiley:
EDIT: Nevermind, just found it on some news site. Thanks.
"Staff on Virgin Trains East Coast will stage three 24-hour walkouts on 19, 26 and 29 August."
Spacehduk to mattinhull
12 Aug 162#5
Our friends in the RMT usually cancel the strikes after the first day 'for talks'. They don't get paid when they're on strike, so they usually announce the strike to cause misery, but then go back to work to get their inflated pay packets. Obviously you could get caught out if you risk it, but the majority of services still run even if they do strike.
david_p_joubert
12 Aug 161#4
Thanks OP.
ReviewChimp
12 Aug 161#6
My sister had booked tickets to Liverpool when they announced strike action. Dates were announced which coincided with her travel date. She switched to travel the day before, and also contacted the hotel to switch dates too (they did so at a cost). Then, with a week or so before the strike was to start, yup, they cancelled it...
rippaz253
12 Aug 161#7
Also join Earnaway through Quidco and receive £10 Quidco!
Tim2011 to rippaz253
12 Aug 161#9
Earnaway T & Cs state -
Not to be used in conjunction with any other EarnAway bonus promotion (e.g. Quidco) - if you’re subject to bonus cashback based on your sign up source, it will track but later be rejected
bigmo_uk
12 Aug 1611#8
tafkas to bigmo_uk
12 Aug 16#32
nuh-uh
halsallms
12 Aug 161#10
excellent good post. Just booked return first class tickets from London to Newcastle for £74 total.
ReviewChimp to halsallms
12 Aug 16#11
What day was that for? I'm looking for a Newcastle to London return...
halsallms
12 Aug 161#12
sat 8th October coming back 9th but it said only a few tickets left when I booked
ReviewChimp
12 Aug 16#13
Thanks man, I'll have a look around those dates.
Marky264
12 Aug 16#14
Lucky I saw this pop up! Booked tickets to Eurogamer Expo in September, £25.49 before Cashback so not bad considering!
rippaz253
12 Aug 16#15
Ah ok thanks
Dealier
12 Aug 16#16
That's likely to be only for Virgin Trains West Coast, not for Virgin East Coast, so can't be used in conjunction with the East Coast sale.
Thanks OP Heat added, just got the 2 of us York-London 1st Class for £85 return in October. :smiley:
darren9030
12 Aug 16#19
Damn , i knew i should have waited :disappointed:
Heat added.
batemansxxxb
12 Aug 16#20
Not that great a deal,i tried Newcastle to London Kings cross,Mon 5 Sept leave 08:30 return same day 21:00 £40 out,£29 in, only a £15 saving to previously checked fares,the fares have risen significantly since Virgin took over east coast trains
jack211mol
12 Aug 16#21
What Leeds date were that cost ??
batemansxxxb
12 Aug 16#22
Much better,found much cheaper fares with thie above link
Dealier
12 Aug 161#23
The link to Earnaway should never have been posted. It takes you to the wrong Virgin site, which doesn't offer the cheap fares. People who have booked via that link may have paid twice as much as they should.
DonkeyKonk
12 Aug 16#24
I have a ticket to travel up the 26th August already booked !
Damn I didn't even know there was a strike, I guess a refund is easy to get, yes ?????
Edit, well from their website, they have posted this... (Saying it will not affect train timetables, so should be okay ?)
12/08/16
Virgin Trains is reassuring customers that it will run a full timetable during the industrial action announced today by the RMT. The union says its members will walk-out for three 24hr stoppages on the east coast route on Friday 19 August, Friday 26 August and Monday 29 August. In addition there is an overtime ban on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August.
The union walked out of talks yesterday after refusing to enter further discussions.
batemansxxxb
12 Aug 16#25
Thanks, got tickets for £34.50 for the same return jouurney with the correct link
elizabeth2005
12 Aug 16#26
£17 midweek return London to Durham mid October,ie. £8.50 each way. Had to hunt around a bit. Got the Virgin email this morning and after seeing it on HUKD decided to get my skates on! Generally not that impressed with the Virgin takeover - prices gone up and trains really uncomfortable. Thought with the new trains they'd have improved them, but, no exactly the same! Terrible if you have long legs and with those high backed seats which throw your neck forward (whoever designed those!!!), it can be awful if you are boxed in with someone next to you.or worse, stuck at a table with people on other side. Shame because in years gone by I used to enjoy that journey; now it's just a means to an end and try and get a reasonable price. Happy at this offer though, so can't complain (too much!) :smirk:
luvsadealdealdeal to elizabeth2005
12 Aug 16#35
then stop complaining
Gabi
12 Aug 161#27
Strike strike strike. Not for me but heat given for the ticket price. If I booked a ticket I'd Wonder if I will be able to take the train that I was actually booked on , which is exactly what they want. Let them leave if they don't like the job. Try applying for certain jobs it aint goona happen unless you happen to be brother ,sister,aunt or uncle.
Dealier
12 Aug 162#28
They haven't got any new trains yet. They painted the old trains, gave them new carpets and seat covers, but that was a branding exercise rather than improvements for passengers.
It's going to be another 2+ years before they have their new trains.
elizabeth2005
12 Aug 161#29
Ah well that explains why I thought they looked exactly the same! :smirk: I just hope the 'real' new trains will be an improvement on the current stock.
madmax666
12 Aug 16#30
excellent deals to be had here
heat added
ReviewChimp
12 Aug 162#31
I didn't post the Earnaway link, one of the moderators updated the link and original post to include it.
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to edit it back (anyone know?), the original link has been posted on posts in here. I'm glad a number of you are getting deals. :smiley:
Excellent, can now get a cheap-ish return to London... to help someone shift their fridge-freezer.
ReviewChimp
12 Aug 161#34
I've sent a message to the moderator who changed my original post and link in good faith saying that this Earnaway link isn't appropriate.
Thanks all.
elizabeth2005
12 Aug 161#36
I'm complaining about the trains not the deal. :stuck_out_tongue:
Service and trains have gone down hill since East Coast taken over by Virgin but if you want to travel north there isnt much choice. I would never travel full price on these trains. At these prices it makes the journey a little more bearable, let's put it that way!
rans
12 Aug 16#37
need to book a train ticket in August so outside of the virgin sale dates but thought I might as well go via Earnaway for the cashback. I have used earnaway to book hotel in past and t&c states:
New Users only - If you have made a booking through EarnAway before it will be tracked but declined later
scott_safc
12 Aug 162#38
Thanks a lot for posting OP, just got a return to Glasgow from Durham next month for the princely sum of £14.75! :smiley:
joanne250
13 Aug 16#39
Just booked to go to Newcastle and when i went back on 10 mins later it had dropped by £5.50
r40
13 Aug 16#40
doesn't show cheapest fares despite supposed 50% off already booked for much less the other day and nowhere near as cheap on this sale!!!
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Opening post
You need to book by August 18th and travel between September 5th and November 4th (21 to 30 October excluded)
You could get the following prices:
* Newcastle to Edinburgh from just £5.05 each way
* London King’s Cross to Leeds from just £7.25 each way
* Edinburgh to London King’s Cross from just £12.50 each way
I totted up a day trip to Edinburgh for a shade over £30 for three people in mid-September!
However, Virgin Rail East Coast have recently voted to strike...
Get £5 cashback via Earnaway ( see 1st comment)
New EarnAway users get £5 cashback on all Virgin Trains bookings from EarnAway. Simply click on the button to visit the Virgin Trains site, which sets the tracking, then search for a suitable train ticket and complete your Virgin Trains booking as normal. After clicking through via EarnAway, please complete your booking without leaving the Virgin Trains site to ensure your cashback tracks
New Users only - If you have made a booking through EarnAway before it will be tracked but declined later
- mrspydey
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EDIT: Nevermind, just found it on some news site. Thanks.
"Staff on Virgin Trains East Coast will stage three 24-hour walkouts on 19, 26 and 29 August."
Not to be used in conjunction with any other EarnAway bonus promotion (e.g. Quidco) - if you’re subject to bonus cashback based on your sign up source, it will track but later be rejected
Heat added.
Damn I didn't even know there was a strike, I guess a refund is easy to get, yes ?????
Edit, well from their website, they have posted this... (Saying it will not affect train timetables, so should be okay ?)
12/08/16
Virgin Trains is reassuring customers that it will run a full timetable during the industrial action announced today by the RMT. The union says its members will walk-out for three 24hr stoppages on the east coast route on Friday 19 August, Friday 26 August and Monday 29 August. In addition there is an overtime ban on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August.
The union walked out of talks yesterday after refusing to enter further discussions.
It's going to be another 2+ years before they have their new trains.
heat added
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to edit it back (anyone know?), the original link has been posted on posts in here. I'm glad a number of you are getting deals. :smiley:
East Coast Sale
Earnaway
Thanks all.
Service and trains have gone down hill since East Coast taken over by Virgin but if you want to travel north there isnt much choice. I would never travel full price on these trains. At these prices it makes the journey a little more bearable, let's put it that way!
New Users only - If you have made a booking through EarnAway before it will be tracked but declined later