The site asks for a 30 digit passport number. US passports have a 9 digit number. How do I
continue?? Tnx
Posted by
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
36410 posts
I've never tried to buy one on line despite working on the railways for years. You should be able to get one on demand at a staffed ticket office - you don't need it in hand to buy tickets, just when checked on trains and in stations.
If there are 2 of you have you also considered a Two Together Railcard? If you can live with the 9:30 M-F restriction you can save money over two Senior Railcards.
Posted by
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
36410 posts
are you on the official website? https://www.senior-railcard.co.uk/
Posted by
San Francisco area
2012 posts
I seem to remember having this issue pop up within the last year. Perhaps it was in applying for the UK ETA. The answer in that case was what is called the machine readable zone on your passport. In the case of US passports that’s the two lines at the bottom of the picture page. It starts with P and has lots of chevrons “<<<<<“ and your name. I entered the first 30 and it was accepted.
For further info Google “what is my 30 digit passport number” the AI result was what I remember using.
I hope that works for you and enjoy your trip.