howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
for those who commute by rail on a daily basis this will be a kick in the teeth.
i thought travel would be a bit cheaper on the continent but this is a real eye opener.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/30/uk-rail-season-tickets-europeBrian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#2
howard,i heard the same report on the radio this morning,was totally gob smacked at the differance.i have heard it as rumor before hand but took it with a pinch of salt.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#3
i was expecting there to be differences of somewhere between 10 and 50 per cent depending on the country.
1000 per cent is outrageous.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#4
I can confirm that. My nephew commutes a similar distance into Paris St-Lazare on air conditioned luxury double deck trains for €650 a year.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#5
must be some heavy subsidies going around, the logic must be that these capital cities would be clogged up totally if fares were high enough to encourage people to use their cars.
rail fares into london are akin to criminal because the rail companies know that car users face the congestion charge and sky high parking fees.
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,709
#6
Howard it is all down to the difference between privatised and state run railway systems. The major difference is not necessarily the level of government subsidy, as this still goes on in the UK despite privatisation, but the profit shareholders in private rail companies expect.
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
- Posts: 1,116
#7
Some interesting points, albeit from the Guardian. Certainly in line with Ross' points.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/02/fare-rises-railway-nationalisationBrian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#8
exploytation to the max isnt it.
