Train commuters in Gedling borough are being offered a free Greggs breakfast in an effort to boost passenger numbers.
Complimentary breakfast food and hot drinks, including bacon sandwiches, from the high street bakers is among a number of perks available in a new rewards scheme being offered to people who travel to work via trains.
The new initiative has been introduced by industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
Other benefits will include free audiobooks, access to a mindfulness app and 50% off theatre shows.
Passengers are required to sign up to nationalrail.co.uk/commuter and select the rewards they want.
They must enter details of their commute but are not required to provide evidence of their travel history.
RDG chief executive Jacqueline Starr said: “Taking the train is more than just a journey, it benefits the environment, economy and local businesses.
“To encourage and support commuters as they return, the rail industry has launched a new commuter rewards website offering free hot drinks, mindfulness, course upgrades, music streaming, audiobooks and more to help enhance customers’ on-train and at-destination experiences.”
Only 1,000 free Greggs breakfast rolls will be available through the scheme, but other offers will be introduced in the coming weeks.
More trains on time would bloody help not a bacon cob. So bad since EMR took over
Yes, EMR have been very poor.
Bringing the railways (and all the other services we once owned before Thatcher sold them all to her tory chums) back into Nationalisation would be a far better ‘special offer.’
People before profit.
People in Burton Joyce have been asking for some time that the trains that currently pass through should STOP at the station. Provide an attractive, convenient service level. That will bring customers old and new onto the trains.