GB Rail Rover Guide
Unlimited travel for one day with weekday time restrictions on all trains within Derbyshire including Shirebrook to Whitwell and outside the county to Sheffield, Burton-on-Trent and Uttoxeter. It is also valid on the majority of bus services within Derbyshire and to a limited number of destinations outside the county. Details can be found on the Derbyshire CC website (link below).
Shirebrook and Whitwell are isolated by rail from the rest and connected only by bus as is New Mills Newton and New Mills Central which are connected either by bus or by walking
between the two.
A separate ticket is also available from Nottingham and Beeston which includes rail travel from those stations to either Long Eaton or Ilkeston.
The ticket is issued as a scratchcard
where you have to "scratch off" the month and day of travel. A separate ticket is also available from Nottingham and Beeston which includes rail travel from those stations to either
Long Eaton or Ilkeston.
The ticket also gives discounts at various attractions in Derbyshire.
Wayfarer map
This ticket is valid at these national network stations:
Alfreton; Ambergate
Bamford; Belper; Burton-on-Trent; Buxton
Chapel-en-le-Frith; Chesterfield; Chinley; Creswell; Cromford
Derby; Dore & Totley; Dove Holes; Dronfield; Duffield
Edale
Furness Vale
Grindleford
Hathersage; Hope
Ilkeston
Langley Mill; Langwith-Whaley Thorns; Long Eaton
Matlock; Matlock Bath
New Mills Central; New Mills Newtown
Peartree
Sheffield; Shirebrook; Spondon
Tutbury & Hatton
Uttoxeter
Whaley Bridge; Whatstandwell; Whitwell; Willington
Found an error on this page?
Let us know and we'll fix it
Page updated March 2025
Copyright © 2025 RailRover.org
New fares from 2nd Mar 2025
One day ranger
adult: £17.00
child (5-15): £8.50
group#: £34.00
Senior Railcard: £11.30
GC/encts*: £11.30
From Nottingham & Beeston:
adult: £23.40
child (5-15): £11.70
Senior Railcard: £15.60
GC/encts*: £11.30
#Group tickets are for up to 2 adults and up to 3 children
*This fare applies to holders of a Gold Card or other English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) pass
Previous fares ⯈
Previous fares (adult):
2024 - £16.00
2023 - £15.40
2022 - £13.40
2021 - £13.40
2020 - £13.40
2019 - £13.40
2018 - £12.60
2014 - £12.00
2011 - £10.50
time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid after 09:00
No restrictions at weekends, public holidays or on buses
route restrictions
Not valid to Nottingham
Not valid to Worksop
Not valid to East Mids Parkway
Not valid west of New Mills
train operating companies
CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express
purchasing
Online: X
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine:
i
Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)
Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.
LNER TVMs at Doncaster, Edinburgh, London King's Cross, Newcastle and York also sell them.
A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands
Bus driver: ✔
Train conductor: ✔
Order by telephone: X
Other outlets: ✔see website
* valid ticket to travel is required unless boarded at a station without ticket-issuing facilities