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Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
By Ruth Holmes
Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
York and the European average of £1.37.
The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
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>The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
>have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
>price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
Only way of keeping all the bloody tourists off the Tube and letting the
locals get around.
>The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
>have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
>price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
Only way of keeping all the bloody tourists off the Tube and letting the
locals get around.
Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
By Ruth Holmes
Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
York and the European average of £1.37.
The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
By Ruth Holmes
Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
York and the European average of £1.37.
The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:50:02 GMT, "news.ntlworld.com" <1@2.com> wrote:
>>The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
>>have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
>>price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
>
>Only way of keeping all the bloody tourists off the Tube and letting the
>locals get around.
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:50:02 GMT, "news.ntlworld.com" <1@2.com> wrote:
>>The increases - of up to 33 per cent on buses and underground trains -
>>have come under fierce attack, with rail operators accused of trying to
>>price passengers out to combat overcrowding.
>
>Only way of keeping all the bloody tourists off the Tube and letting the
>locals get around.
Let is be knownst that on 2 Jan 2007 08:22:41 -0800, "pIN-UP pOPE"
<michaelnewport@yahoo.com> writted:
>http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...res_rocket.php
>
>Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
>By Ruth Holmes
>
>Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
>
>NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
>London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
>underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
>
>A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
>came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
>York and the European average of £1.37.
Let is be knownst that on 2 Jan 2007 08:22:41 -0800, "pIN-UP pOPE"
<michaelnewport@yahoo.com> writted:
>http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...res_rocket.php
>
>Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
>By Ruth Holmes
>
>Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
>
>NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
>London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
>underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
>
>A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
>came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
>York and the European average of £1.37.
> Let is be knownst that on 2 Jan 2007 08:22:41 -0800, "pIN-UP pOPE"
> <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> writted:
>
> >http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...res_rocket.php
> >
> >Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
> >By Ruth Holmes
> >
> >Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
> >
> >NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
> >London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
> >underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
> >
> >A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
> >came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
> >York and the European average of £1.37.
>
> That is just fucked up.
Yeah...
I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
I know the yanqui dollar is very low against the UK Pound, but I
sometimes *really* wonder how people can live in London, let alone the
UK...
[I know that London is a very rich place with the requisite demographic
so that explains the prices...]
Even "average" UK resto prices strike me as outrageous...
--
Best
Greg "posting from his pied a terre in St. John's Wood..."
> Let is be knownst that on 2 Jan 2007 08:22:41 -0800, "pIN-UP pOPE"
> <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> writted:
>
> >http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...res_rocket.php
> >
> >Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
> >By Ruth Holmes
> >
> >Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
> >
> >NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
> >London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
> >underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
> >
> >A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
> >came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
> >York and the European average of £1.37.
>
> That is just fucked up.
Yeah...
I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
I know the yanqui dollar is very low against the UK Pound, but I
sometimes *really* wonder how people can live in London, let alone the
UK...
[I know that London is a very rich place with the requisite demographic
so that explains the prices...]
Even "average" UK resto prices strike me as outrageous...
--
Best
Greg "posting from his pied a terre in St. John's Wood..."
> Let is be knownst that on 2 Jan 2007 08:22:41 -0800, "pIN-UP pOPE"
> <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> writted:
>
> >http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...res_rocket.php
> >
> >Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
> >By Ruth Holmes
> >
> >Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
> >
> >NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
> >London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
> >underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
> >
> >A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
> >came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
> >York and the European average of £1.37.
>
> That is just fucked up.
Yeah...
I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
I know the yanqui dollar is very low against the UK Pound, but I
sometimes *really* wonder how people can live in London, let alone the
UK...
[I know that London is a very rich place with the requisite demographic
so that explains the prices...]
Even "average" UK resto prices strike me as outrageous...
--
Best
Greg "posting from his pied a terre in St. John's Wood..."
> Let is be knownst that on 2 Jan 2007 08:22:41 -0800, "pIN-UP pOPE"
> <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> writted:
>
> >http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...res_rocket.php
> >
> >Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
> >By Ruth Holmes
> >
> >Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.
> >
> >NEW YEAR fare hikes on buses, trains and the Tube threaten to make
> >London the world's most expensive capital to travel in, with a single
> >underground fare costing almost four times as much as in New York.
> >
> >A single on the Tube will cost £4 under the new pricing system which
> >came into force today - compared with the equivalent of £1.07 in New
> >York and the European average of £1.37.
>
> That is just fucked up.
Yeah...
I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
I know the yanqui dollar is very low against the UK Pound, but I
sometimes *really* wonder how people can live in London, let alone the
UK...
[I know that London is a very rich place with the requisite demographic
so that explains the prices...]
Even "average" UK resto prices strike me as outrageous...
--
Best
Greg "posting from his pied a terre in St. John's Wood..."
> I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
> public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
> roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
A better comparison would be with the £1.50 Oyster fair, which
is still not cheap.
Clearly the outrageous £4.00 cash fare for a zone 1 single
is an attempt to force people to use Oyster rather a serious
price structure which anyone could justify.
> I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
> public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
> roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
A better comparison would be with the £1.50 Oyster fair, which
is still not cheap.
Clearly the outrageous £4.00 cash fare for a zone 1 single
is an attempt to force people to use Oyster rather a serious
price structure which anyone could justify.
On 2 Jan 2007 17:47:27 -0800, "Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrow@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I know the yanqui dollar is very low against the UK Pound, but I
>sometimes *really* wonder how people can live in London, let alone the
>UK...
>
>[I know that London is a very rich place with the requisite demographic
>so that explains the prices...]
I think you answered your own question!
--
Mike Reid
UK Walking - photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain Walking -food "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"
On 3 Jan 2007 03:09:29 -0800, "David Johnstone" <david_ffm@mail.com>
wrote:
>Clearly the outrageous £4.00 cash fare for a zone 1 single
>is an attempt to force people to use Oyster rather a serious
>price structure which anyone could justify.
I think that's what Ken wants but for someone like me who hardly ever
uses tube/bus they are creating a barrier I'm not going to bother to
break down. I'll just use a cab.
--
Mike Reid
UK Walking - photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain Walking -food "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"
On 2 Jan 2007 17:47:27 -0800, "Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrow@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I know the yanqui dollar is very low against the UK Pound, but I
>sometimes *really* wonder how people can live in London, let alone the
>UK...
>
>[I know that London is a very rich place with the requisite demographic
>so that explains the prices...]
I think you answered your own question!
--
Mike Reid
UK Walking - photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain Walking -food "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"
On 3 Jan 2007 03:09:29 -0800, "David Johnstone" <david_ffm@mail.com>
wrote:
>Clearly the outrageous £4.00 cash fare for a zone 1 single
>is an attempt to force people to use Oyster rather a serious
>price structure which anyone could justify.
I think that's what Ken wants but for someone like me who hardly ever
uses tube/bus they are creating a barrier I'm not going to bother to
break down. I'll just use a cab.
--
Mike Reid
UK Walking - photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain Walking -food "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"
On 3 Jan 2007 03:09:29 -0800, "David Johnstone" <david_ffm@mail.com>
wrote:
>> I live in an expensive US city (Chicago) where a single one - way
>> public transit fare is $2.00, but those London public transit fares are
>> roughly equivalent to *taxi* fares here...GAWD...!!!
>
>A better comparison would be with the £1.50 Oyster fair, which
>is still not cheap.
I thought the cheapest Oyster fare was now 2 pounds.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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