'Millennials' railcard for 26-30s launches trial period

A 'millennial' railcard is set to launch nationwide today, but only around one in 500 eligible will be able to get their hands on one.The 26-30 card has been dubbed the millennial railcard, and was announced by Philip Hammond in his Budget speech in November, to give 4.5 million more people a third off their rail travel.Millennials keen to apply for the card must register online and they will be allocated on a first come first served basis, the Rail Delivery Group said.