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Title: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: grahame on March 01, 2021, 07:59:03 Fares up this morning - "2.6% increase" - what it means in practice with the usual rounding to nearest 10p
Headline - no big surprises noted so far ... no change in what is "peak", no new ticket types being offered that I could spot in a quick look, no ticket types gone. Here is a selection For 2020, Melksham to Swindon updated to 2021 Anytime day return Anytime single Off peak day return Off peak single 7 day season ticket - For 2020, Melksham to Chippenham updated to 2021 Anytime day return Anytime single Sorry - there are no reduced fares for off peak travel to Chippenham 7 day season ticket - Fares 2020, Melksham to Bristol Temple Meads updated to 2021 Anytime single, Anytime day return, Off Peak day return, also Off Peak single, no ticket offered - use anytime 7 day season ticket, Fares 2020, Melksham to Clifton Down and stations to Severn Beach updated to 2021 Anytime single, Anytime day return, Off Peak day return, For Clifton Down and the Severn Beach line, change also at Bristol Temple Meads London Fares (these are via Swindon) - changes at 1st March 2021 --- Also for London (Paddington) via Swindon - prices from 1.3.2021 £297.70 - weekly season ticket £1015.70 - monthly season ticket £10580.00 - annual season ticket Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: ChrisB on March 01, 2021, 09:37:01 The super off-peak single to London appears to have *dropped* in price?
Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: grahame on March 01, 2021, 09:45:35 The super off-peak single to London appears to have *dropped* in price? My error - old price quoted was a return. The danger of rushing things out (and the usefulness of having friends here to quickly help correct errors - thank you!). I have replaced £56.60 by £33.50 in the original post. Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: grahame on March 03, 2021, 21:12:29 Interesting to compare the 1997 fares with today's - from the National Fares Manual
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/nfm65_1977.jpg) Melksham to Swindon ... day return, up from £5.80 to £10.80 Melksham to London ... any time period return up from £49.00 to £186.80 Melksham to London ...most off peak period return up from £25.00 to £59.10 Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: ChrisB on March 04, 2021, 13:40:37 Have you applied 25 years of inflation to those figures to see what they'd be, compared to today's prices?
Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: grahame on March 04, 2021, 14:02:16 Have you applied 25 years of inflation to those figures to see what they'd be, compared to today's prices? That would be interesting. Have you? Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: ChrisB on March 04, 2021, 14:03:54 no, don't have the time currently unfortunately.
Title: Re: Fare increases - some common journeys (from Melksham) 1.3.2021 Post by: grahame on March 04, 2021, 15:31:04 Using Bank of England figures at https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator
£10.00 in 1997 was £18.61 in 2020 so £18.90 in 2021 ... Quote Melksham to Swindon ... day return, up from £5.80 to £10.80 Melksham to London ... any time period return up from £49.00 to £186.80 Melksham to London ...most off peak period return up from £25.00 to £59.10 If figures had risen in line with inflation that would be: Melksham to Swindon ... day return, up from £5.80 to Melksham to London ... any time period return up from £49.00 to Melksham to London ...most off peak period return up from £25.00 to This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |