On 07/02/2014 12:56, Recliner wrote:

And they're right. People who regularly travel before 9:30 probably are
still in work, so there would be a loss of revenue. But those who mainly
travel after 9:30 are much more likely to be retired, on discretionary
trips, so there's very little loss of revenue.

But there would be loss of space on the trains if they could travel free
before 09.30. I can imagine that if a member of a hard-working family
was expected to give up their seat (if they get one) to a pensioner off
on a free jolly, it might make rail less attractive to people who are
currently choosing rail over road transport, rather than choosing it
over waiting a bit for free travel to kick in.

I know of people who start work "late" so they get free travel, which
might be a good thing in terms of capacity use.


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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK