Neil Williams wrote:
Phil Richards wrote:
In all fairness rail and tube fares ought to be the same. Certainly most
other cities abroad where a zonal fares applies, a ride on the metro
costs the same as surface rail for the equivalent zonal journey.

Agreed. This might result in an increase in rail fares, but also a
decrease in Tube fares, which are getting a bit silly.

Tube cash fares yes are silly and are getting sillier with the Jan 2007
changes. We all know the reasons behind that ;-)

However, the offensively high tube fares[1] and relatively low
(especially on Oyster) bus fares are incompatible in this respect, so
perhaps a free bus ride with every Tube ticket but not vice-versa would
work.

IMO bus fares ought to be kept down below tube/rail simply because they
are generally slower and for many they are happy to put up with that in
return for cheaper travel costs.

Again what I don't like about bus fares in London (& elsewhere in this
country) is that you need separate tickets for each ride if you need to
change. Again a £1 fare valid for say two hours on any number of buses
would be a better solution.

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Phil Richards
London, UK
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