Rail Staff Travel
Updated - 6 December 2019
Rail Staff Travel (RST) provides rail staff travel facilities for eligible Active and Retired Employees of the rail industry and eligible family members. RST is part of the Rail Delivery Group.
Christmas and New Year opening hours
The RST contact centre will be closed from Tuesday 24 December to Wednesday 1 January inclusive.
We will re-open at 9.00am on Tuesday 2 January 2020.
6 December 2019
Latest and Recent News
All of our latest and recent News items can be found on our News page. The current items relate to:
- Change of FIP identity for the Railways of North Macedonia
- Residential pass renewal
- GWR acceptance of SWR staff passes during industrial action
- Staff Travel Restrictions for Winter 2019-20
- Change of FIP identity
- Industrial action affecting SNCF and Eurostar services starting in December 2019
- Applying for FIP coupons from your 2019 allocation
- Status pass maps for the London area
- Buying FIP discounted tickets and reservations for SNCF services
- Buying FIP discounted tickets in France for Eurostar services
- Changes to the availability of upgrades to discounted tickets on Eurostar services
- Booking Caledonian Sleeper tickets and berths at Virgin Trains stations
- Status Pass SmartCard update
- FIP coupons and the International Reduced Rate Card after Brexit
2 December 2019
Our Key Pages
All of our pages can be reached by using the navigation links on the right. However, you may be interested in the following key pages:
- Forms - for new family applications and declarations, additional and international travel applications as well as your notifications to us of changes
- Useful Information - for current earnings and mileage limits as well as fees that RST use
- Eligibility of Family Members - for guidance on eligibility of family members
- Where can I go - for details about where you can use your travel facilities and restrictions
- Photo Upload - for you to upload passport style photos of yourself and eligible family members
- Conditions of Issue and Use - for guidance on the use of your staff travel facilities
- FAQs - many of your Frequently Asked Questions about Rail Staff Travel
Complaints
If you have a problem using travel facilities on TOC services, you should raise the issue with the TOC concerned. Details of how to contact each TOC can be found on their websites.
If your complaint remains unresolved, then you should raise your complaint with the Rail Ombudsman. Details are on their website www.railombudsman.org or you can call them on 0330 094 0362 between 08-00-22:00 Monday to Friday (excl. Bank Holidays) and 08:00-13:00 on Saturdays and Bank Holidays (except Christmas Day).
If you have problems in the following areas, please contact Rail Staff Travel
- Using your Rail Staff Travel facilities on non-TOC services, such as Leisure Railways
- The service provided to you by Rail Staff Travel
- Using FIP Rail Staff Travel facilities in Europe
RST Contact Details
Unless you are contacting us about a bereavement, we can only speak to or respond to queries from the prime cardholder, who will be the current member of staff, the retired member of staff, or a widow(er), or someone holding Power of Attorney for them.
| From the UK, call us on: | 020 7841 8274 Phone lines are open from 9am to 4.30pm each weekday (excl Bank Holidays) |
| Email us at: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Write to us at: | Rail Staff Travel, PO Box 72071, London EC1P 1JD |
| From outside the UK, call us on: | +44 20 7841 8274 |
| Unfortunately, we cannot offer a "face-to-face" service for personal callers. However, in the case of genuine emergency (e.g. travelling to a close family member's funeral), we will do our best to help. Owing to building security requirements, you will need to phone in advance rather than just arriving at our offices without notice. |
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Employers Area
This section is reserved for employers only. Click on the button, then enter your username and password to access RST information for employers.
