Walk up fares need to be competitive

Rightly or wrongly the travelling public regard railways as providing a public service and expect walk up and travel fares to be available at competitive prices. Similarly intelligent pricing of off-peak First?Class travel would appeal to a sector with substantial disposable income.

It is to be hoped that Elaine Holt will take these points on board in her “complete review of the fares system based on simplification”.

The ability for ‘instantaneous travel’ has always...