Rail Prices rising 5.9%

[h_m_boro]

Last year was 4.8%

Massive cost of living crisis over the previous 12 months and the governments justification -

"......it's below the rate of inflation"

Think most passengers would begrudgingly accept the rise if it were being reinvested in new/upgraded lines, service reliability improvements, more trains/carriages etc. But it's not. Minimal investment and the rest going straight nto (predominantly foreign owned) train operators pockets.

Great this country isn't it?

 

[Johngannonsunderpants]

The train network is an absolute shambles. They cancel loss making services left right and centre with the public thinking its due to strike action, when it's actually a non strike day.

 

[Cambsred]

I would hope the wages of all the rail workers would match the rise.

 

[Jack31439]

Managed decline, supported and even enforced by the Government. No investment, poor industrial relations, horrific performance. Blame it on the workers, that'll do.

 

[Richyboro]

Plunder the golden goose for all it has got before those pesky socialists get in.

 

[Redwurzel]

Money is getting invested, but it tends to be in select big projects to support the London economy.

The Elizabeth Line (formerly Crossrail) cost around £20 billion, but it only serves people in London and the Home Counties.

I dread to think how much HS2 is costing, but it looks like it will only help people travelling between Birmingham and London.

Other parts of the network in the South East have had major upgrades in the last 15 years, but quite a number of here would not have noticed. Examples:

HS1 - St Pancras to Ashford

HS1 - North Kent - St Pancras to Ramsgate

I am not defending what has happened just saying money has been extensively spent in the South East. Both Labour and Tory have done this.

 

[clay]

I had two options for getting home after the match yesterday: train direct to Manchester and change to a stopper there, or train to Darlo and pick up the Newcastle-Liverpool service. Both were cancelled. Both cancellations were made before 10pm last night, so even though I had an advance ticket the train company are currently allowed to say "that train never existed" and delay me over an hour without any compensation.

Their punishment for that is to get a pay rise that's double what I'm getting this year.

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

But where will the profits come from unless they raise the prices. Again. When the service gets worse, despite millions of piblic subsidies. All whilst there's a cost of living crisis.

Welcome to modern Britain.