Summer deals: NSW offers $1 train trips for kids
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The $1 summer fares will be available for children under 16 travelling with an adult. (ABC: Anthony Scully)
The New South Wales Government has announced children under 16 will be able to travel on CountryLink trains over summer for $1 a journey.
The child needs to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and up to four children from the one family will be able to take advantage of the offer.
A child fare to the state's north is usually about $50 one-way.
The Premier, Nathan Rees, says he hopes the deal will encourage families to holiday in regional NSW.
"That is a terrific saving for families," he said.
"It is particularly important this time of year when people are trying to have a spell at the end of a heavy year, and families and children able to get right around NSW for $1."
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