Canine commuters chase dog travel season tickets

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Dog aboard a train at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

Dogs are being offered boat and rail season tickets to ease their path to walkies in the Lake District.

Ullswater Steamers and the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway have introduced £20 annual "Rover" season tickets, which include a 10% donation to animal charities.

The cost for a standard doggie day ticket is £2.50 for the railway and £1 for a boat trip.

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In a world where the news is dominated by war, cyber attacks, or imminent elections, it's nice to be distracted by a nonsense bit of news. And this one's just delightful.

For a fee of £1 - £2.50, dogs can travel on the boats and railways of Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway and Ullswater Steamers. So far, so good.

And now they've introduced a season pass for people who take their canines on the ferries or railways more often. Also good.

And they've called the season pass for dogs... a "Rover" ticket.

Excellent.

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Screenshot of the page selling Ravenglass Railway 'Rover' tickets for dogs.