I was reading through a back copy of the Railway Magazine from 1973 recently, and one of the letters mentioned that BR not long before had offered a ticket giving unlimited travel throughout the whole network for a year.
The cost of this was £650 second class and £1,000 for first, which, using the Bank of England's inflation calculator would translate as £7,213.96 standard and £11,098.04 in first class today.
Just to give some context, a Leicester - London annual season ticket is £9,000 in standard and £15,632 in first. Bournemouth to Waterloo is £6,500 in standard and £10,724.
Given that the ticket would be a similar price to many commuter flows, one can't help but wonder how popular such a ticket might be today !
(btw, the writer of the letter was a Mr B Doe nowadays found in Rail Magazine)
The cost of this was £650 second class and £1,000 for first, which, using the Bank of England's inflation calculator would translate as £7,213.96 standard and £11,098.04 in first class today.
Just to give some context, a Leicester - London annual season ticket is £9,000 in standard and £15,632 in first. Bournemouth to Waterloo is £6,500 in standard and £10,724.
Given that the ticket would be a similar price to many commuter flows, one can't help but wonder how popular such a ticket might be today !
(btw, the writer of the letter was a Mr B Doe nowadays found in Rail Magazine)