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You can bag yourself 50% of rail travel with Virgin East Coast… so long as you are travelling with a child.

The promo is for travel until 10th September 2017 (inclusive), and covers up to 8 passengers, as long as at least one of the passengers is a child (aged 5-15).

To take advantage, all you have to do is head to the Virgin East Coast promo page here, sign in, and use the code FM50 when making your booking.

The discount applies to both Standard Advance and First Advance tickets and is valid for Virgin Trains East Coast train services (in both directions) between the following stations:

• Newcastle
• Durham
• Darlington
• York
• Doncaster
• Retford
• Newark Northgate
• Harrogate
• Skipton
• Wakefield Westgate
• Leeds
• Grantham
• Peterborough
• London King’s Cross

Bottom line

50% off train fares is a great deal, particularly if there’s a lot of you travelling.

I just need to see if my nephew fancies a trip to London…

Terms

1. 50% discount applies to lowest Virgin Trains East Coast Standard Advance and First Advance tickets only, booked between 31 July and 02 September 2017 inclusive, for travel between 7 August and 10 September 2017 inclusive (excluding 25 to 28 August inclusive), on selected Virgin Trains East Coast services. 2. The 50% discount is valid for Virgin Trains East Coast train services only for journeys (in both directions) between the following stations Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, York, Doncaster, Retford, Newark Northgate, Harrogate, Skipton, Wakefield Westgate, Leeds, Grantham, Peterborough and London King’s Cross. 3. 50% discount can only be used when booking through the promotional link www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/family-promo. 4. To access this offer please complete the form on this page. To access the offer please enter a valid email address and enter pin code to access the offer. 5. The code is valid for one transaction for up to eight Passengers with a combination of adults and children. At least one child (age 5-15) must be travelling with the group on each leg of the journey. 6. 50% discount code can only be used once. 7. Tickets must be booked by 23.59 on 02 September 2017 and are valid on booked date and train only. 8. This discount is not valid for Virgin Trains services on the west coast route. 9. Discount is not valid in conjunction with any other offers, discounts or Railcards and eVouchers. 10. Tickets are subject to availability and there is very limited availability at peak times.11. Usual Advance terms and conditions apply, please click here.