you don't need a photo for a paper travelcard. (Years ago you did need a photo for a one week travelcard - but not in the last decade or so.) Or perhaps there is a special rule for travelcards issued for/by the Olympics??

What do your travelcards look like? Do they have the National Rail logo?

1. Photocards are required to get the 2 for 1 deal with seven day travelcards. They're not needed for getting the deals with a one day travelcard or for what this promotion is intended for: people buying a return ticket from outside London into London.

2. The 2 for 1 offer applies ONLY on tickets bought from a railway company. Olympic one day travelcards AREN'T issued by a railway company.

In practice, it's unlikely you'd have time to visit many attractions on a day you're visiting the games. Time to get to and from most venues, and the considerable time recommended for getting there in advance is likely to eat far more into your day than you realise.

>>Do they give the passport photo back? I'd like to keep it with me in case I lose my passport and need to replace.<<

If they've got special requirements for the photo beyond what you can get from an ordinary photobooth - can't you just order additional prints from the photographer?

No you don't get it back, it's laminated onto the ticket

they are right - I meant no photo for the one day travel cards which is what I thought you got w/ your olympics tickets.

Thanks all. The travelcards do have the national rail logo. One of our events isn't until nightime, so I was thinking we would have a short time for sightseeing that morning. If the 2 for 1 won't work with the Olympics travelcards we can make other arrangements those days. We are planning on getting the 7 day travelcard to cover the rest of our trip after our Olympics events - so looks like we will need the photo for that.

Well give it a try...worst they can do is say no!