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res in the world. The most expensive train fare’s in the w
orld. The most expensive train fares in the wor
ld.
We have the most expensive train fares in the world. We pay 20% more on average than the rest of Europe, and our season tickets are twice as high. Some
season tickets now cost the equivalent of a fifth of the average UK salary.Fares are set to rise 25% over the next four years – up to £1,300 more for some
season tickets
8 out of 10 people oppose the Government’s plans to increase fares even
more in 2012. T is was the single most unpopular policy announced in
the spending review. (YouGov).
Since 1997, the cost of train travel has increased in real terms by 13%; the
cost of road travel has fallen by 14% and the
35% Fact: According to Passenger Focus (2009), Britain’s train tickets
are, on average, the most expensive in Europe.
Day return: Britain £6.92 / Germany
£5.08 / Spain £2.52 / France £1.85. (Passenger Focus; averages for
journeys of three to 10 miles).
Annual season ticket: Britain £1,860 / France £990 / Germany
£944 / Spain £788 / Italy £444. (Passenger Focus; averages for journeys
of 11 to 25 miles). Fact: T e Campaign for Better
Transport explains that the fare rises, which came into ef ect on 2
January 2011, mean that commuters in some parts of the country
are being asked to pay £5,192, or 20% of the
average UK salary, for their annual season ticket. T is
is the equivalent of transport secretary
Philip Hammond MP being asked to pay £27,034 for a season ticket
average price of a one way f ight from Britain has fallen by
20%Europe’s average train fares
We have the most expensive train fares in the world. We pay 20%
more on average than the rest of Europe, and our season tickets
are twice as high. Some season tic
kets now cost the equivalent of
a fifth of the average UK salary.
Our average train fare in the UK.
How much more we pay than Europe, a huge 20%
20%Our average train fare in the UK.
Peak fares can start at 3pm. Train operators Virgin and East Coastcharge passengers peak fares from as early as 3pm, an investigation has found.Network Rail up to 40% less efficient in maintaining railway tracks and stations than European rivals, says regulator (September 2010) The 07.42 from Reading to London Paddington, operated by First Great Western, carried on average 326 passengers more than the train’s capacity of 533. Described by the DfT as a ‘very popular service into Paddington’, it was one of 10 trains identified in a Freedom of Information reply. The figures were compiled in a snapshot survey taken in late 2009.Overcrowding on trains in England and Wales will get substantially worse over
PEAK TIMES
We pay too much!
the next four years despite rises in ticket prices,
according to a report by MPs on The Public Accounts
Committee (October 2010)
Normally you would expect to buy one train ticket
covering the whole train journey from ‘A’ to ‘D’.
Depending on your route and time of travel, you may
find it a lot cheaper to ‘split Your ticket’ by buying
separate train tickets that cover the segments from
A to B , B to C and C to D. Some websites claim to
help commuters save money splitting their tickets.
A recent YouGov poll found that the planned fare
hikes for 2012 were the single most unpopular policy
announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review,
opposed by eight out of 10 people
IT’S THEFT!
IT’S THEFT!
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