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Biker1
post Dec 21 2011, 10:15 AM
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FGW rail fares are to rise by approx 6% in the new year.
Is this good value bearing in mind that it is reported that motoring costs have risen by twice that amount in the last 12 months?
Is the extra revenue to go on shareholders dividends or to be re-invested in the infrastructure as we are told?
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- Biker1   Rail fares to rise by RPI + 1%   Dec 21 2011, 10:15 AM
- - NWNREADER   I'm no train buff, but I use them from time to...   Dec 21 2011, 10:22 AM
|- - Vodabury   QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Dec 21 2011, 10:22 AM)...   Dec 22 2011, 09:26 AM
- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 21 2011, 10:15 AM) FG...   Dec 21 2011, 01:21 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 21 2011, 03:21 P...   Dec 21 2011, 01:25 PM
||- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 21 2011, 01:25 PM) Th...   Dec 21 2011, 02:00 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 21 2011, 01:21 P...   Dec 21 2011, 01:57 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 21 2011, 01:57 PM)...   Dec 21 2011, 02:01 PM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   The prices are going up because we need to pay for...   Dec 21 2011, 03:31 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 21 2011, 03...   Dec 21 2011, 04:09 PM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 21 2011, 04:09 P...   Dec 21 2011, 04:21 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 21 2011, 04...   Dec 21 2011, 04:36 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 21 2011, 04...   Dec 21 2011, 06:12 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 21 2011, 04...   Dec 21 2011, 06:53 PM
||- - On the edge   QUOTE (user23 @ Dec 21 2011, 06:53 PM) Wh...   Dec 21 2011, 08:28 PM
||- - user23   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 21 2011, 08:28 P...   Dec 21 2011, 08:41 PM
||- - On the edge   QUOTE (user23 @ Dec 21 2011, 08:41 PM) He...   Dec 22 2011, 09:54 AM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 21 2011, 06...   Dec 21 2011, 10:21 PM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   You could argue that the Railways actually stop in...   Dec 22 2011, 10:15 AM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 22 2011, 10...   Dec 22 2011, 02:28 PM
- - Berkshirelad   Don't forget that the 5.9% increase isn't ...   Dec 21 2011, 04:15 PM
- - scott   I wouldnt mind paying more than the £51.50 i curre...   Dec 21 2011, 05:13 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (scott @ Dec 21 2011, 05:13 PM) I w...   Dec 21 2011, 05:19 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 21 2011, 07:19 P...   Dec 21 2011, 10:13 PM
- - On the edge   We don't consider transport provision as a who...   Dec 22 2011, 10:04 AM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 22 2011, 10:04 A...   Dec 22 2011, 11:35 AM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 22 2011, 01:35 P...   Dec 22 2011, 12:49 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 22 2011, 12:49 PM) Th...   Dec 22 2011, 02:07 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 22 2011, 04:07 P...   Dec 23 2011, 09:06 AM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 23 2011, 09:06 AM) Ye...   Dec 23 2011, 11:14 AM
- - xjay1337   The problem with trains is that they are not a sus...   Dec 22 2011, 10:47 AM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Dec 22 2011, 12:47 PM) ...   Dec 22 2011, 01:04 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Dec 22 2011, 10:47 AM) ...   Dec 22 2011, 02:34 PM
- - Andy Capp   The 'solution' resides in reducing the nee...   Dec 22 2011, 11:21 AM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 22 2011, 11:21 AM)...   Dec 22 2011, 02:31 PM
- - xjay1337   Difference is with the road transport, we pay road...   Dec 23 2011, 11:57 AM
- - On the edge   QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Dec 23 2011, 11:57 AM) ...   Dec 23 2011, 12:17 PM
|- - xjay1337   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 23 2011, 12:17 P...   Dec 24 2011, 12:32 AM
|- - JeffG   QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Dec 24 2011, 12:32 AM) ...   Dec 24 2011, 11:02 AM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Dec 24 2011, 02:32 AM) ...   Dec 24 2011, 01:15 PM
|- - xjay1337   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 24 2011, 01:15 PM) No...   Dec 24 2011, 11:04 PM
- - Biker1   QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Dec 23 2011, 01:57 PM) ...   Dec 24 2011, 09:17 AM


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