Bizarre Season Ticket Fares Changes in Cornwall

StuartStIves

Full Member

Posts: 33

Bizarre Season Ticket Fares Changes in Cornwall

« on: December 26, 2010, 19:42:31 »

Can anyone explain to me why the seven day season ticket from Carbis Bay to Truro has increased by an inflation busting 5.7% (from ^27.90 to ^29.50) but the Liskeard to Plymouth seven day season ticket has fallen by an astounding 20% (from ^23.90 to ^19).

Can't be anything to do with the St Ives branch receiving investment in new trains - all we've had recently is some clapped out 150/1s from London and the West Midlands with filthy seat cushions that keep falling off and windows that require sticky tape to keep them closed.

Strangely, Liskeard to Plymouth now has a seven day First Class Season Ticket for ^28.50 - yep thats one pound less than the Carbis Bay - Truro Standard Class season. Liskeard - Plymouth is 17 mile journey - only 6 miles shorter than Carbis Bay - Truro.


« Last Edit: December 26, 2010, 19:51:13 by StuartStIves »	Logged

devon_metro

Hero Member

Posts: 5175

Re: Bizarre Season Ticket Fares Changes in Cornwall

« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2010, 21:35:05 »

Probably FGW^▸ trying to tap into the commuter market, what with Liskeard being a fairly short drive to Plymouth.


	Logged

RichardB

Hero Member

Posts: 959

Re: Bizarre Season Ticket Fares Changes in Cornwall

« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2010, 22:51:38 »

Quote from: devon_metro on December 26, 2010, 21:35:05

Probably FGW^▸ trying to tap into the commuter market, what with Liskeard being a fairly short drive to Plymouth.

That's just what it is. It's also intended to be competitive with the bus service.


« Last Edit: December 26, 2010, 22:57:03 by RichardB »	Logged

StuartStIves

Full Member

Posts: 33

Re: Bizarre Season Ticket Fares Changes in Cornwall

« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2010, 19:33:13 »

Quote from: devon_metro on December 26, 2010, 21:35:05

Probably FGW^▸ trying to tap into the commuter market, what with Liskeard being a fairly short drive to Plymouth.

If true, perhaps FGW would like to consider doing the same for the commuter market into Truro - or is the lack of train services towards Redruth, Camborne, and Penzance in the evening peak period the reason they don't?


	Logged

Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

Pages: [1]

« previous next »