Millennial 26-30 railcard website crashes within minutes due to demand

Nationwide trial rollout of 10,000 discount passes descends into chaos

Southeastern train travels through Kent
A high-speed Southeastern train travels through the Kent countryside
(Image credit: Carl De Souza/AFP)

A nationwide trial of the so-called “millennial railcard” descended into chaos this morning, with the mad scramble to secure the discount cards causing the website to crash.

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