Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) members can enjoy half price tickets from ScotRail for journeys on the Highland lines in winter 2011. The offer is valid from 2nd January 2011 to 31st March 2011.
The 50‰ discount offer is available on the following routes (includes intermediate stations):
Fort William to Mallaig
Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
Inverness to Wick/Thurso
MCofS Chief Officer, David Gibson said: “Our members are always keen on a bargain and thanks to ScotRail they now have the chance to use the train for a trip to the hills, or simply to enjoy the spectacle of some of Scotland’s finest mountain landscapes in winter conditions. Either way, it’s a great offer not to be missed.”
MCofS Membership Development Officer Mike Dales said: “Unlike the rest of the human population, mountaineers tend not to hibernate in winter. We are a group of people that travel around in search of snow covered mountains, so it is great news that we can travel by train this winter and enjoy a generous discount from ScotRail.”
The latest edition of the MCofS quarterly magazine, Scottish Mountaineer, contains an article entitled “Walking from the West Highland Railway” by Tim Woods. Anyone joining the MCofS now will receive this magazine and be entitled to the ScotRail winter offer. For further details of the offer visit the MCofS website.