crispy1978
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A friend of mine posted this on Facebook, and it drew the usual comments about how UK fares are too expensive, and trains too crowded and never on time.
I did a bit of research, finding that the £96 fare looks to probably be an outdated walk up peak single, with advance singles available from £12 and an off-peak walk up single is available for £43.40.
That got me thinking that I bet we are not comparing like with like on that graphic - but I don't know enough about foreign train travel. Does anyone have sufficient knowledge/information about the other fares, and perhaps a pence per mile on a 'same ticket' comparison? I'd be interested to see what the difference actually is.
I did a bit of research, finding that the £96 fare looks to probably be an outdated walk up peak single, with advance singles available from £12 and an off-peak walk up single is available for £43.40.
That got me thinking that I bet we are not comparing like with like on that graphic - but I don't know enough about foreign train travel. Does anyone have sufficient knowledge/information about the other fares, and perhaps a pence per mile on a 'same ticket' comparison? I'd be interested to see what the difference actually is.