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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.I think that the idea that fares freeze somehow demonstrates that rail travel is "price inelastic" is poppycock because whilst it may... -
yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.To an extent. Increasing the tax free allowance for example might be worthwhile, however whilst wholesale tax cuts might make some...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Sink water on trains.Thanks - that's interesting to know !
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.There is an option for none - although I disagree with your assertion that there is almost no justification for people who rarely or...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Sink water on trains.I wasn't aware that that wasn't still the case !
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Arguably the bus fare cap and tube/tram zonal systems more than adequately assist residents using those modes already.
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.It would depend on the question. I suspect that even amongst occasional and non-users the results of an "Are you happy with the...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Just because 2% of journeys are rail doesn't mean that only 2% of the population use rail. I'm sure I saw a statistic somewhere that...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Publicity and the Launch of the (Fleet) Jubilee line.Yes, gotta like the pun !
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Yes, on longer distance routes evening peak does seem like more trouble than its worth. 1784722899 Subsidy for transport is already a...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Proposals to introduce net increases to fares are off-topic for this discussion.
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.I agree with your points regarding complexity. Certainly streamlining the railcard offers around something that's available to all...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Abolishing peak fares is currently leading the poll, so there must be a few of us commuters on the forum ! 1784722302 I'd say that's...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.I'm not convinced of that argument, personally. Lower income households need to visit relatives etc, and aside from the very lowest...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Yes, that is useful. On the plus side, it's immediate and available to (I think) all passengers including long suffering commuters. On...