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Re: Smallest rise in rail fares in years, but 'still too steep'

We can have substantiality cheaper rail fairs but that would require even bigger government subsidies which is out of the question.

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	AlunD wrote: The vagaries of the train pricing system. These are for travelling on the same train by the way to get from Chippenham to Paddington. Day Chippenham to Paddington 242.00 Chippenham to Didcot 109 Didcot to Paddington 103 212.00 Chippenham to Didcot 109 Didcot to Watford junction 90.4 199.40 Weekly Chippenham to Paddington 475.00 Castle Carey to Paddington 461.70 Chippenham to Didcot 149.8 Didcot to Paddington 254 403.80 Monthly Chippenham to Paddington 1700.00 Castle Carey to Paddington 1662.40 Chippenham to Didcot 575.3 Didcot to Paddington 932.8 1508.10

is there no equivalent of the 100% Rail card? Over here, you can get 25% and 50% rail cards, but we also have a 100% card, which for about 3000 a year means you can take any train, anywhere, any tome for no extra cost.

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	big_D wrote: :shock: is there no equivalent of the 100% Rail card? Over here, you can get 25% and 50% rail cards, but we also have a 100% card, which for about 3000 a year means you can take any train, anywhere, any tome for no extra cost.

But is the rail network broken up into multiple franchises like it is here? With single operator I can see it might make sense.

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Re: Smallest rise in rail fares in years, but 'still too steep'

As there is no competition on railways, it's not truly privatised in the UK.

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Re: Smallest rise in rail fares in years, but 'still too steep'

Amnesia10 wrote:


	big_D wrote: :shock: is there no equivalent of the 100% Rail card? Over here, you can get 25% and 50% rail cards, but we also have a 100% card, which for about 3000 a year means you can take any train, anywhere, any tome for no extra cost.

But is the rail network broken up into multiple franchises like it is here? With single operator I can see it might make sense.

It cover Deutsch Bahn, Metro, Norwest Bohn, BOB and most of the others, I think one of the exceptions is the narrow gauge rail in the Harz.

It also covers buses, trams and underground in the cities.

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Re: Smallest rise in rail fares in years, but 'still too steep'

big_D wrote:

Amnesia10 wrote:


	big_D wrote: :shock: is there no equivalent of the 100% Rail card? Over here, you can get 25% and 50% rail cards, but we also have a 100% card, which for about 3000 a year means you can take any train, anywhere, any tome for no extra cost.

But is the rail network broken up into multiple franchises like it is here? With single operator I can see it might make sense.

It cover Deutsch Bahn, Metro, Norwest Bohn, BOB and most of the others, I think one of the exceptions is the narrow gauge rail in the Harz.

It also covers buses, trams and underground in the cities.

In which case it looks like a brilliant scheme.

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