Deal and Sandwich Fares up a massive 6.5 per cent
the biggest rise anywhere in the country
Deal, Sandwich and Dover rail commuters face a rise of almost 6.5 per cent for their season tickets for this year.In four years fares have gone up by 25 per cent.
Fares in England, Scotland and Wales will go up by 4.2 per cent on average. In October the PM intervened to limit average rises to one per cent above inflation.
The biggest rise in 2013 is 6.46% to £4,940 for an annual ticket from Deal, Sandwich, Ramsgate and Dover Priory.
Passenger Focus said firms had showed restraint but there would be "pain".
The customer watchdog has highlighted a number of other fare increases itself, including a £272 - 5.9% - rise in the Canterbury to London annual ticket to £4,860.
But we are paying the biggest increase for a service that is still appalling outside peak hours.
Examples of new prices
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation as of July 2012 - which stood at 3.2% - plus 3% was initially used to calculate the average rise.
But last month, David Cameron announced the average rise for the next two years would be capped at RPI plus 1%.
The figure for 2012 is therefore RPI as of July 2012 - 3.2% - plus 1%.
Train firms are able to raise some season tickets above 4.2% as long as the average increase is no more than that ceiling.
Some tickets will rise by as little as 2.3% while one ticket, from Shenfield, in Essex, to London will be £16 cheaper, at £2,704, a 0.6% drop.
Fares in England, Scotland and Wales will go up by 4.2 per cent on average. In October the PM intervened to limit average rises to one per cent above inflation.
The biggest rise in 2013 is 6.46% to £4,940 for an annual ticket from Deal, Sandwich, Ramsgate and Dover Priory.
Passenger Focus said firms had showed restraint but there would be "pain".
The customer watchdog has highlighted a number of other fare increases itself, including a £272 - 5.9% - rise in the Canterbury to London annual ticket to £4,860.
But we are paying the biggest increase for a service that is still appalling outside peak hours.
Examples of new prices
- Canterbury-London: £4,860 (up 5.9%)
- Llanelli-Swansea: £624 (up 5.4%)
- Ludlow-Hereford: £1,992 (up 5.3%)
- Tonbridge-London: £3,796 (up 5.2%)
- Aylesbury-London: £3,632 (up 3.2%)
- Ellesmere Port-Chester: £720 (up 2.3%)
- Shenfield-London: £2,704 (down 0.6%)
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation as of July 2012 - which stood at 3.2% - plus 3% was initially used to calculate the average rise.
But last month, David Cameron announced the average rise for the next two years would be capped at RPI plus 1%.
The figure for 2012 is therefore RPI as of July 2012 - 3.2% - plus 1%.
Train firms are able to raise some season tickets above 4.2% as long as the average increase is no more than that ceiling.
Some tickets will rise by as little as 2.3% while one ticket, from Shenfield, in Essex, to London will be £16 cheaper, at £2,704, a 0.6% drop.
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The Daily Telegraph on 2 January 2013
NOW THERE ARE 8 !
Two new high-speed services launch in the new timetable from Monday 10th December (see below):
the morning 07.26 Deal to St Pancras (arr. 08.49)
and the afternoon 16.40 St Pancras to Deal (arr 18.06)
Both have been added by Southeastern on a commercial basis beyond the KCC subsidy agreement
- a clear sign of rising passenger numbers as the convenience of the new service becomes more widely known.
the morning 07.26 Deal to St Pancras (arr. 08.49)
and the afternoon 16.40 St Pancras to Deal (arr 18.06)
Both have been added by Southeastern on a commercial basis beyond the KCC subsidy agreement
- a clear sign of rising passenger numbers as the convenience of the new service becomes more widely known.
"This brings Deal and Sandwich up to 8 high speed trains daily Mon-Fri." says Trains4deal,
"It's good news for local commuters and for people on cheaper off-peak tickets
who now have 4 fast evening trains direct back to Deal."
Trains4deal is pressing for the high-speed services to run all-day. "The next step must be to experiment with HS trains at weekends; we're sure the potential is considerable,"
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"It's good news for local commuters and for people on cheaper off-peak tickets
who now have 4 fast evening trains direct back to Deal."
Trains4deal is pressing for the high-speed services to run all-day. "The next step must be to experiment with HS trains at weekends; we're sure the potential is considerable,"
Click HERE to support the campaign.