Rumours have it that the fares between Hayes and Paddington will be as
astonomically high as the Heathrow section already is. This latter is
more expensive per mile that even Concorde used to be - but without
the speed and service.

Some of the diagram paths of the Reading to Paddington and Slough to
Paddington services are apparently to be used by the new 'local' HEX
service from Heathrow to Hayes to Ealing to Paddington. This latter
will be subject to the same high fares, and will also NOT include the
use of Travel Cards.

This means that what will be left of the services for local residents
between Hayes and Paddington will not only be reduced in frequency,
but will be even more over-crowded than they are now - the alternative
being to pay the astonomical fares for HEX. The financial greed of the
BAA and HEX knows no bounds.

Chris Brady wrote:
Rumours have it that the fares between Hayes and Paddington will be
as astonomically high as the Heathrow section already is. This
latter is more expensive per mile that even Concorde used to be -
but without the speed and service.

Some of the diagram paths of the Reading to Paddington and Slough to
Paddington services are apparently to be used by the new 'local' HEX
service from Heathrow to Hayes to Ealing to Paddington. This latter
will be subject to the same high fares, and will also NOT include
the use of Travel Cards.

This means that what will be left of the services for local
residents between Hayes and Paddington will not only be reduced in
frequency, but will be even more over-crowded than they are now -
the alternative being to pay the astonomical fares for HEX. The
financial greed of the BAA and HEX knows no bounds.

My understanding was that Hayes to Paddington would be at normal fares,
and Travelcards would be valid on that section. Premium fares would be
charged only for journeys to/from Heathrow.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

In message , Chris
Brady writes

The financial greed of the BAA and HEX knows no bounds.

The service is self financing and pretty much breaks even. Would you
prefer a 60% government subsidy, like the rest of the railways?

[Yes, obviously...]

Except the line would then never have been built, and the roads to
Heathrow would be even more clogged.
--
Roland Perry

"Richard J." wrote in
:

Chris Brady wrote:
Rumours have it that the fares between Hayes and Paddington will be
as astonomically high as the Heathrow section already is. This
latter is more expensive per mile that even Concorde used to be -
but without the speed and service.

Some of the diagram paths of the Reading to Paddington and Slough to
Paddington services are apparently to be used by the new 'local' HEX
service from Heathrow to Hayes to Ealing to Paddington. This latter
will be subject to the same high fares, and will also NOT include
the use of Travel Cards.

This means that what will be left of the services for local
residents between Hayes and Paddington will not only be reduced in
frequency, but will be even more over-crowded than they are now -
the alternative being to pay the astonomical fares for HEX. The
financial greed of the BAA and HEX knows no bounds.

My understanding was that Hayes to Paddington would be at normal fares,
and Travelcards would be valid on that section. Premium fares would be
charged only for journeys to/from Heathrow.

So the single fare from Hayes to Heathrow will be £ 9.60 (£ 13.00
Paddington - Heathrow less £ 3.40 Paddington - Hayes) for 4 miles?