Wednesday 16 May 2018

Letter to the I: Train Fares


With regards to Katy Balls' article about the failure of her 26-30 railcard I believe her outrage is misdirected.  I simply do not see, as a 31 year old who struggles to pay for train fares, why this age group should be singled out.  We do not need wholesale nationalisation.  But we do need our train companies to be as fiercely regulated to get the best value for customers, as the air travel market is by the EU.  The government has irresponsibly allowed the same companies to monpolise our railways and buses without any consequences for failure.  It simply does not make any sense that it is cheaper for me to fly to the continent than it is to take a modest train journey.

Regards

Zachary Barker
Bristol

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