Train fare increase from 2019

[fuchsntf]

16 hours ago, Harrydc said:

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/jan/02/rail-fare-increases-prompt-protests-at-stations-across-uk

 

What's your thoughts on this? Surely, as public transport is massively encouraged, the government should be investing in this to cut down prices and improve the service, instead it's getting an increase, when the service that is provided is so incompetent already. Always delayed, cancelled and overcrowded. Impossible to find a seat half of the time, and more first class carriages then standard ones, which is pointless - because lets be honest, who has the money to pay for first class? 

 

Rather then spending money on pointless things like painting Buckingham Palace, and doing up the Queens 69 bedrooms, spend it on making it easier to get around the country for the working class people of Britain. Rant over. 

Create a canvas -camp s,around London,for refugee train commuters........simples!!

[An Away Move]

On 03/01/2019 at 11:35, Horibbly Wrong said:

The Government paying for things actually means the tax-paying population, so no, I don't want to subsidise this any more than I currently am

 

I have sympathies with train commuters though

It is utterly scandalous IMO that we, the taxpayer, pay more in subsidies to the private train companies than we did when the trains were nationalised.

[RonnieTodger]

In Europe, I found that German and French trains were excellent but Italian ones were even worse than ours.

[Buce]

 

In my experience, the best public transport systems are in countries with the fewest cars.

 

The railways were brilliant in India when I travelled there in the Eighties, like it must have been here before Beeching, and in places with little or no rail network (Israel, Egypt, most of Asia, all spring to mind) you could get a bus from anywhere to almost anywhere.

[urban.spaceman]

 

[Guest Kopfkino]

6 hours ago, SydenhamFox said:

It is utterly scandalous IMO that we, the taxpayer, pay more in subsidies to the private train companies than we did when the trains were nationalised.

 

The TOCs make a net payment to government.

[davieG]

Arriva bus prices going up

 

 

Full list of new ticket prices

Leicester Zone One (Leicester city centre to Birstall, Syston, Hamilton, Scraptoft, Oadby, Kilby, South Wigston, Countesthorpe, Whetstone, Grove Park, Thorpe Astley, Leicester Forest East, Kirby Muxloe, Groby):

Adult weekly: £16

Adult 10-trip: £22 on-bus and at travel shops. £20 online and on mobile.

Child day: £3.50

Leicester Zone Two (includes Melton Mowbray, Rearsby, East Goscote, Queniborough, Market Harborough, Kibworth, Great Glen, Rugby, Magna Park, Lutterworth, Broughton Astley, Cosby, Croft, Huncote, Narborough, Enderby, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Burbage, Barwell, Earl Shilton, Market Bosworth, Barlestone, Newbold Verdon, Desford, Burton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, Woodville, Ticknall, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Blackfordby, Swannington, Coalville, Whitwick, Markfield, Thringstone, Shepshed, Loughborough, Quorn, Mountsorrel, Rothley):

Adult day: £4.30

Adult 10-trip: £22 on-bus and at travel shops. £20 online and on mobile.

Child day: £3.50

 

Leicester Zone Plus (includes Zone One, Zone Two and to Derby):

Adult day: £5.70

Adult 10-trip: £28 on-bus and at travel shops. Frozen at £26 online and on mobile.

Other tickets:

158 special return ticket: £5.50

Single fares: All single fares increase by 10p

New tickets:

Melton turn special return: £3

Return ticket types now available on all services

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/arriva-bus-ticket-prices-increase-2388370

[Stadt]

Took my brother into town yesterday, a child single from Glenfield to town was £2.00 for a ~3 mile journey. 

 

An adult single is £2.90 and a day ticket (they don’t do return tickets) is £4.30. National express is the only reasonably priced transport I use frequently but often the coaches are full of c unts that stink or have the loudest phone conversations you’ll ever hear

[Collymore]

On 03/01/2019 at 15:27, Samilktray said:

Amazing that people can defend public transport in this country with a straight face. Costs about a 10er to catch a bus anywhere, you’re lucky if it’s on time and the drivers are all maniacs. Trains are an even bigger farce 

Have to agree with the bus drivers. I think the problem is a lack of pride and interest in the profession. 25 years a go a typical bus driver would love to answer questions about routes, bus numbers and stops and show off their knowledge. Nowadays most of them seem to know FA and treat you like **** if you ask a question. You're made to feel like you're getting in their way by daring to step on to their bus and wanting to go somewhere, and God forbid if you don't have the correct change. 

[davieG]

37 minutes ago, Collymore said:

Have to agree with the bus drivers. I think the problem is a lack of pride and interest in the profession. 25 years a go a typical bus driver would love to answer questions about routes, bus numbers and stops and show off their knowledge. Nowadays most of them seem to know FA and treat you like **** if you ask a question. You're made to feel like you're getting in their way by daring to step on to their bus and wanting to go somewhere, and God forbid if you don't have the correct change. 

It's probably because they don't know as it keeps changing.