Help with train travel/passes please :)

will use it in London - are we also able to use the Oyster card on the trains from Liverpool-York-London?

No.

Oyster is for use in London but it’s old technology and the cheaper option is to use contactless cards or devices.

*To do advance booking I believe I can't book until 12 weeks prior according to what I have read as the routes aren't out yet. My husband is 60 therefore he qualifies for a senior rail card however this may not be the card as the two together card is the same price. Is it worth purchasing either the two together or senior rail card?

It depends. If the savings justify the £30 each for the senior rail card for example it may be worth it.

I don't believe it is worth the cost of a rail pass (Britrail England/London) as we are only riding the train for 2 days, we will be doing day trips from London but possibly with tour groups (still fine tuning that part of the itinerary).

You are correct.

our accommodation is closest to Paddington Station) on Sept 19.

Any reason for Paddington? Your train from York arrives at Kings Cross.

Wow thanks for the quick reply @stroudy60now that you mention it I have heard about the contactless cards, I will look into that. I guess I assumed the Oyster was able to be used as a contactless card.

Our hotel is closer to Paddington station, however when I was exploring the routes I saw that the train takes you to Kings Cross and I would need to transfer to another to get to Paddington Station. We will look into that ;)

Thanks for your help, its truly appreciated.

KS

By contactless we mean credit or debit cards that you use to tap in and out of the tube and London rail system. These are linked to your credit and bank accounts.

They are also used to tap in on buses, but you don’t tap out on buses as they are a fixed fare.

Thanks @stroudy60,
I also just checked some fairs typing in days/times similar to when we would travel and there was a definite savings using the two together pass...basically pays for itself.

For the York to London journey tickets will be out 12 weeks ahead, if not sooner- LNER are very good like that, but Liverpool to York are often on more compressed timescales, especially as 9/16 is a Saturday, with likely engineering work.

Thanks @isn31c
LNER is what I noticed came up, it is confusing all the options..no idea there were so many ;)
Yikes, engineering work ..not sure I like the sound of that, however we are at their mercy.