"Paul Weaver" wrote in message ...
"James" wrote in message
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The underground is shockingly expensive. It's £3 return for an off
peak Hammersmith-Ealing Broadway, 5.5 miles, 27p per mile.

It depends what you're doing.

Precisely, the shorter journys subsidising the longer ones. How about a "per
mile" ticket or something, and on deep level tubes you can charge 1.5 miles
per mile because of increased costs.

I think the NYC system is fairer. It emphasises the fact that it is
one city. You don't feel so aggrieved at the ******* going two stops
in rush hour taking up seats if you know they've paid the same fare as
you.