THE FACTS ABOUT FARE PRICES

RMTnews :: may 2005 8 SEASON TICKETS and travel cards in other European conurbations cost a fraction of those in London and the South East, a new RMT study has revealed. Released during the RMT Rail Against Privatisation campaign, the study shows that in the Netherlands and Germany, commuters can buy an annual go-anywhere ticket for £1,382.68 and £2,046.90 respectively – compared with cost of a season into London from Milton Keynes, at £3,284, Huntingdon at £3,432, or Brighton, at £2,952. London travelcards also compare unfavourably with European neighbours, with the cost in London, for travel in an approximate 15-mile radius from the centre, at £1,580, compared to Madrid (40-mile radius) at £510, Berlin (40-mile radius) at £829 and Paris (20- mile radius) at £950. In the report, widely covered by the media, the union pointed out that the private sector was taking out a billion pounds a year from the railways and £2 million a week from the Tube. “Is it any wonder that commuters are paying through the nose for their season tickets?” RMT general secretary Bob Crow said. “Commuters in European countries where the railways remain in public hands pay a fraction of season ticket costs here. “The time has come to draw the line under privatisation and bring our rail and Tube back into the public sector where they belong,” Bob Crow said. RMT REVEALS THE FACTS ABOUT FARE PRICES UNDER PRIVATISATION Fares in London and South East up to three times as expensive as other European conurbations ALL COUNTRY ANNUAL SECOND-CLASS FARES Netherlands £1,382.68 2,026.5 Euros, all zones in the Netherlands Germany £2,046.90 3,000 Euros, unlimited travel throughout Germany CITY REGIONAL FARES Paris 'Carte Integrale' £946.49 E1,387.2 zones 1-8 approx 20-mile radius approx 20 miles radius Madrid Annual C2 Zones £507.36 E743.6 approx 40-mile radius Berlin £818.76 cE1,200, approx 40-mile radius London Zones 1-6 £1,580.00 approx 15-mile radius ANNUAL SEASON TICKETS 2005 Yearly £ per STATION MILES COST return miles % Germany % N’lands Apsley 23 £2,400.00 £52.2 117% 174% Arlesey 36 £2,904.00 £40.3 142% 210% Ashwell & Morden 40 £3,012.00 £37.7 147% 218% Baldock 35 £2,924.00 £41.8 143% 211% Basildon 24 £1,860.00 £38.8 91% 135% Bayford 15 £1,784.00 £59.5 87% 129% Berkhamsted 27 £2,628.00 £48.7 128% 190% Biggleswade 41 £2,968.00 £36.2 145% 215% Bletchley 46 £2,840.00 £30.9 139% 205% Bracknell 32 £2,412.00 £37.7 118% 174% Brighton 50 £2,952.00 £29.5 144% 213% Brookmans Pk 14 £1,560.00 £55.7 76% 113% Bushey 15 £1,692.00 £56.4 83% 122% Cambridge 55 £3,264.00 £29.7 159% 236% Crawley 30 £2,952.00 £49.2 144% 213% Cuffley 12 £1,308.00 £54.5 64% 95% Downham Market 86 £3,724.00 £21.7 182% 269% E Grinstead 28 £1,692.00 £30.2 83% 122% Ely 70 £3,324.00 £23.7 162% 240% Foxton 50 £3,136.00 £31.4 153% 227% Garston 18 £2,100.00 £58.3 103% 152% Grantham 105 £5,560.00 £26.5 272% 402% Gravesend 24 £1,692.00 £35.3 83% 122% Grays 19 £1,512.00 £39.8 74% 109% Hatfield 17 £1,920.00 £56.5 94% 139% Haywards Hth 37 £1,740.00 £23.5 85% 126% Hemel Hempstead 23 £2,504.00 £54.4 122% 181% Hertford N 18 £2,024.00 £56.2 99% 146% Hitchin 31 £2,748.00 £44.3 134% 199% Huntingdon 58 £3,432.00 £29.6 168% 248% Kempston Hardwick 58 £3,264.00 £28.1 159% 236% Kings Lynn 96 £3,956.00 £20.6 193% 286% Knebworth 25 £2,340.00 £46.8 114% 169% Leigh-on-Sea 32 £2,224.00 £34.8 109% 161% Leighton B’rd 40 £2,816.00 £35.2 138% 204% Letchworth 33 £2,924.00 £44.3 143% 211% Littleport 76 £3,452.00 £22.7 169% 250% Maidenhead 24 £2,140.00 £44.6 105% 155% Maidstone 39 £2,492.00 £31.9 122% 180% Meldreth 47 £3,136.00 £33.4 153% 227% Milton K’nes 49 £3,284.00 £33.5 160% 238% Newark 120 £6,068.00 £25.3 296% 439% Northampton 65 £3,536.00 £27.2 173% 256% Peterborough 76 £4,988.00 £32.8 244% 361% (incl GNER) Peterborough 76 £3,740.00 £24.6 183% 270% (WAGN only) Potters Bar 12 £1,480.00 £61.7 72% 107% Purfleet 15 £1,512.00 £50.4 74% 109% Reading (any co) 35 £2,916.00 £41.7 142% 211% Royston 43 £3,136.00 £36.5 153% 227% Sandy 44 £2,996.00 £34.0 146% 217% Shepreth 48 £3,136.00 £32.7 153% 227% Shoeburyness 39 £2,392.00 £30.7 117% 173% Southend 35 £2,300.00 £32.9 112% 166% St Albans Aby 23 £2,224.00 £48.3 109% 161% St Neots 51 £3,220.00 £31.6 157% 233% Stevenage 27 £2,560.00 £47.4 125% 185% Thorpe Bay 37 £2,392.00 £32.3 117% 173% Tilbury Town 21 £1,512.00 £36.0 74% 109% Tring 31 £2,816.00 £45.4 138% 204% Waterbeach 61 £3,264.00 £26.8 159% 236% Watford Jctn 17 £2,064.00 £60.7 101% 149% Watlington 90 £3,788.00 £21.0 185% 274% Watton-at-Stone 22 £2,208.00 £50.2 108% 160% Welham Grn 15 £1,728.00 £57.6 84% 125% Welwyn Garden City 20 £2,060.00 £51.5 101% 149% Welwyn N 22 £2,172.00 £49.4 106% 157% Westcliff 34 £2,300.00 £33.8 112% 166% Woburn Sands 50 £3,264.00 £32.6 159% 236% Wokingham 36 £2,932.00 £40.7 143% 212% Wolverton 52 £3,284.00 £31.6 160% 238% Prices converted at Euro = £0.6823 RMTnews :: may 2005 ALL COUNTRY ANNUAL SECOND-CLASS FARES RMT REVEALS Netherlands £1,382.68 2,026.5 Euros, all zones in the Netherlands Germany £2,046.90 3,000 Euros, unlimited travel throughout Germany I [;] E f AC I S CITY REGIONAL FARES Paris ‘Carte Integrale' £946.49 E1,387.2 zones 1-8 approx 20-mile radius approx 20 miles radius Madrid Annual C2 Zones £507.36 E743.6 approx 40-mile radius Berlin £818.76 cE1,200, approx 40-mile radius London Zones 1-6 £1,580.00 approx 15-mile radius ANNUAL SEASON TICKETS 2005 PRICES UNDER Yearly £ per STATION MILES COST return miles % Germany % N’lands Apsley 23 £2,400.00 £52.2 117% 174% Arlesey 36 £2,904.00 £40.3 142% 210% Ashwell & Morden 40 £3,012.00 £37.7 147% 218% Baldock 35 £2,924.00 £41.8 143% 211% e Basildon 24 £1,860.00 £38.8 91% 135% Bayford 15 £1,784.00 £59.5 87% 129% Fares in London SOlas & BER Be Go ee Biggleswade 4 £2,968.00 £36.2 145% 215% Bletchley 46 £2,840.00 £30.9 139% 205% and South East up Bracknell 32 £2,412.00 £37.7 118% 174% Brighton 50 £2,952.00 £29.5 144% 213% Brookmans Pk 14 £1,560.00 £55.7 76% 113% e Bushey 15 £1,692.00 £56.4 83% 122% to three times as Cambridge 55 £3,264.00 £29.7 159% 236% Crawley 30 £2,952.00 £49.2 144% 213% Cuffley 12 £1,308.00 £54.5 64% 95% ° Downham Market 86 £3,724.00 £21.7 182% 269% expensive as O er E Grinstead 28 £1,692.00 £30.2 83% 122% Ely 70 £3,324.00 £23.7 162% 240% Foxton 50 £3,136.00 £31.4 153% 227% Garston 18 £2,100.00 £58.3 103% 152% European Grantham 105 £5,560.00 —_£26.5 272% 402% Gravesend 24 £1,692.00 £35.3 83% 122% e Grays 19 £1,512.00 £39.8 74% 109% conurb ations Hatfield 17 £1,920.00 £56.5 94% 139% Haywards Hth 37 £1,740.00 £23.5 85% 126% Hemel Hempstead 23 £2,504.00 £54.4 122% 181% Hertford N 18 £2,024.00 £56.2 99% 146% SEASON TICKETS and travel cards in other European iritehi si SZ UENO) HAS I Sa76 19976 . . . Huntingdon 58 £3,432.00 £29.6 168% 248% conurbations cost a fraction of those in London Kempston Hardwick 58 £3,264.00 £28. 159% 236% and the South East, a new RMT study has Kings Lynn 96 £3,956.00 _—«£20.6 193% 286% Knebworth 25 £2,340.00 £46.8 114% 169% revealed. Leigh-on-Sea 32 £2,224.00 £348 109% 161% Released during the RMT Rail Against Leighton B’rd 40 £2,816.00 £35.2 138% 204% . sondt . : Letchworth 33: £2,924.00 £44.3 143% 211% Privatisation campaign, the study shows that in Littleport 5 £3.452,00 007 169% 050% the Netherlands and Germany, commuters can Maidenhead 24 £2,140.00 £44.6 105% 155% 7 Maidstone 39 £2,492.00 £31.9 122% 180% buy an annual go anywhere ticket for £1,382.68 SIStieny 7 £3'136 00 oe eae Saar and £2,046.90 respectively - compared with cost Milton K’nes 49 £3,284.00 $33.5 160% 238% of a season into London from Milton Keynes, at Newark : 0 see eS aae% faa : : orthampton ' : . 6 6 £3,284, Huntingdon at £3,432, or Brighton, at Peterborough 76 £4,988.00 £32.8 244% 361% £2,952. (incl GNER) Peterborough 76 £3,740.00 £24.6 183% 270% London travelcards also compare (WAGN only, . : . Potters Bar 12 £1,480.00 £61.7 72% 107% unfavourably with European neighbours, with Purfleet 75 £1'512.00 $50.4 74% 409% the cost in London, for travel in an approximate Reading (any co) 35 £2,916.00 £41.7 142% 211% 15-mile radius from the centre, at £1,580, Royston 43 £3,136.00 __£36.5 153% 227% : : : Sandy 44 £2,996.00 £34.0 146% 217% compared to Madrid (40-mile radius) at £510, Shepreth 48 £3,136.00 £32.7 153% 227% Berlin (40-mile radius) at £829 and Paris (20- Shoeburyness 39 £2,392.00 £30.7 117% 173% : : Southend 35 £2,300.00 £32.9 112% 166% mile radius) at £950. St Albans Aby 23 £2,224.00 £48.3 109% 161% In the report, widely covered by the media, St Neots 51 £3,220.00 £31.6 157% 233% : : . Stevenage 27 £2,560.00 £47.4 125% 185% the union pointed out that the private sector was Thorpe Bay a7 £9:392,00 £323 117% 173% taking out a billion pounds a year from the Tilbury Town 21 £1,512.00 ——-£36.0 74% 109% . Ws Tring 31 £2,816.00 £45.4 138% 204% railways and £2 million a week from the Tube. WIEISTUGEEG al £3°264.00 226.8 Ea” See Is it any wonder that commuters are paying Watford Jctn 17 £2,064.00 $60.7 101% 149% through the nose for their season tickets?” RMT Watlington 90 £3,788.00 __£21.0 185% 274% : Watton-at-Stone 22 £2,208.00 £50.2 108% 160% general secretary Bob Crow said. Welham Grn 15 £1,728.00 £57.6 84% 125% “Commuters in European countries where the Welwyn Garden City 20 £2,060.00 £51.5 101% 149% railways remain in blic hand fracti Welwyn N 22 £2,172.00 £49.4 106% 157% y public hands pay a tracuon Westcliff 34 £2,300.00 £33.8 112% 166% of season ticket costs here. Woburn Sands 50 £3,264.00 £32.6 159% 236% « . : Wokingham 36 £2,932.00 £40.7 143% 212% The time has come to draw the line under Matern 5 £3,284,00 e316 160% Ba privatisation and bring our rail and Tube back into the public sector where they belong,” Bob Crow said. Hi Prices converted at Euro = £0.6823