Published on: Thursday, 2 November 2023
Last updated: Thursday, 2 November 2023
Free travel for military personnel and veterans to key Remembrance events.
Train operator Greater Anglia is advising customers planning to attend Remembrance Day events to plan ahead and check before they travel.
There is no planned engineering work on Friday 10 November.
On Saturday 11 November, buses will replace trains between Witham and Ingatestone.
On Sunday 12 November, the network is mostly free from engineering work, except for some very early morning and late-night alterations (listed below).
For military personnel and veterans attending Remembrance events the special travel arrangements are as follows:
Free travel will be offered to serving military personnel and veterans attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service on Sunday 5 November and the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Sunday 12 November.
For those attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service, free travel is allowed to any London Terminal station on either Saturday 4 or Sunday 5 November and returning from any London Terminal on Sunday 5 November only.
For those attending the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, free travel is allowed to any London Terminal station on either Saturday 11 or Sunday 12 November and returning from any London Terminal on Sunday 12 November only.
Free return travel to attend a Service of Remembrance outside of London will be offered on Sunday 12 November only.
This offer is open to serving military personnel and veterans.
Free travel is allowed for current serving Armed Forces personnel in uniform or serving military personnel and veterans on production of the following:
• a current MOD90 Ministry of Defence-issued identity card (see examples below)
• a Veterans Railcard, Veterans Oyster card, Ministry of Defence-issued Veterans ID or other form of identification showing the customer is a veteran (e.g., proof of pension).