Anger at latest train tickets hike

5:07pm Wednesday 2nd January 2013 in Countywide news

COMMUTERS have slammed a rail fare increase which came into effect in the new year.

Rail operator Greater Anglia has raised ticket prices by an average of 4.2 per cent in line with a Government cap.

Since 2008 a season ticket from Colchester to Liverpool Street has gone up by 21.8 per cent from £3,740 to £4,556, with an increase this year of 4.11 per cent from £4,376.

A Greater Anglia spokesman said: “Annual fare rises help to maintain investment in the railways and are determined largely by government policy as confirmed in the Autumn Statement.”

But passengers have spoken out against the increase, saying there is no improvement in services to justify the rise.

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smokeyjoe,colchester says...
6:18pm Wed 2 Jan 13

Talk about kicking people when they're down. More pressure on already squeezed budgets. Another indirect "tax" on jobs. No justification for this increase apart from more dividends for the shareholders.

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pawkafierce says...
8:42pm Wed 2 Jan 13

Since 2008 a season ticket from Colchester to Liverpool Street has gone up by 21.8 per cent from £3,740 to £4,556, with an increase this year of 4.11 per cent from £4,376.

Please please could someone explain these figures

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botbot says...
8:49pm Wed 2 Jan 13

pawkafierce wrote:
Since 2008 a season ticket from Colchester to Liverpool Street has gone up by 21.8 per cent from £3,740 to £4,556, with an increase this year of 4.11 per cent from £4,376.

Please please could someone explain these figures
no need to explain your gonna pay it same as gas electric and petrol ;-)

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Ossiepith says...
8:31am Thu 3 Jan 13

pawkafierce wrote:
Since 2008 a season ticket from Colchester to Liverpool Street has gone up by 21.8 per cent from £3,740 to £4,556, with an increase this year of 4.11 per cent from £4,376.

Please please could someone explain these figures
Think of all those improvements to the service though....er....

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bullyboy says...
12:43pm Thu 3 Jan 13

Dont moan now it was you lot who voted in these parasites if people were to wake up the conservative party should have been dead and buried since the last time they got in and ruined this country elderly people shoved in corridors to die poll tax privatize everything in site the list could go on and on dont worry worse is to come good luck to you all just hope you all have got plenty of money in the bank because your going to need it

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botbot says...
3:36pm Thu 3 Jan 13

bullyboy wrote:
Dont moan now it was you lot who voted in these parasites if people were to wake up the conservative party should have been dead and buried since the last time they got in and ruined this country elderly people shoved in corridors to die poll tax privatize everything in site the list could go on and on dont worry worse is to come good luck to you all just hope you all have got plenty of money in the bank because your going to need it
vey true why should tax payers money be spent so that gready people can move out off london to get cheaper houses but still wont london wages '-)

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