Serving military personnel and veterans are being offered free train travel to remembrance services next month.
Free travel is available for journeys to and from all services of remembrance taking place nationwide on November 10, including at the Cenotaph in Westminster.
The offer also covers travel to and from the Submariners’ Remembrance Service in London on November 3.
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The offer is open to serving military personnel in uniform or in possession of a current MoD90 Ministry of Defence-issued identity card.
Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said it wants to help people “mark this important national occasion”.
Veterans will need to show a Veterans Railcard, Veterans Oyster card, Ministry of Defence-issued veterans ID or other proof of service.
Free travel is also available to Royal British Legion volunteers raising money in London on October 31.
RDG chief executive Jacqueline Starr said: “The railway has always been closely connected to remembrance commemorations, with so many rail workers having given their lives during the two World Wars.
“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.”
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said: “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.
“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.”
Lucy Inskip, director of the Poppy Appeal at the Royal British Legion, said: “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.
“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.”
Free travel is permitted to any London terminal station either on the day before or the day of each remembrance service, returning on the day of the service.
For those attending events elsewhere, return travel is permitted on the day of the service.
