The train fair from Harpenden into London is enough to take your breath away. In fact - due to overcrowding on the train - I saw a lady faint the other day. A combination of extravagant trains fares plus the unseasonable heat.
I don't get the - "we're charging you a small fortune so we can improve the network" argument!? Once it has been finally been improved - the fares will come down... hilarious bunch of suckers the commuter.
Its only a 30 minute ride into London - so for me - don't worry about improving the network - just make it cheaper and more efficient please.
Why bother improving something - if improving it - makes it more expensive.
Does anyone actually complain about the fares - I thought Poms were famous for whinging.
Perhaps everyone is too tired and gray to complain?
As an example of how ridiculous the fares are - lets compare to a much longer and less populated train route... Wellington to Waikanae (New Zealand) a month is:
$291.60 NZD or 145 pounds - the trip takes an hour.
COMPARED TO:
326 pounds....
MORE THAN DOUBLE!
What happened to economies of scale?
The reality is - its a nasty stealth tax - but no-one complains here... they have given up.
So - I would be very happy to pay 145 pounds and stand (like all the poor suckers who get on at St Albans do anyway!).
I don't get the - "we're charging you a small fortune so we can improve the network" argument!? Once it has been finally been improved - the fares will come down... hilarious bunch of suckers the commuter.
Its only a 30 minute ride into London - so for me - don't worry about improving the network - just make it cheaper and more efficient please.
Why bother improving something - if improving it - makes it more expensive.
Does anyone actually complain about the fares - I thought Poms were famous for whinging.
Perhaps everyone is too tired and gray to complain?
As an example of how ridiculous the fares are - lets compare to a much longer and less populated train route... Wellington to Waikanae (New Zealand) a month is:
$291.60 NZD or 145 pounds - the trip takes an hour.
COMPARED TO:
326 pounds....
MORE THAN DOUBLE!
What happened to economies of scale?
The reality is - its a nasty stealth tax - but no-one complains here... they have given up.
So - I would be very happy to pay 145 pounds and stand (like all the poor suckers who get on at St Albans do anyway!).
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