To the replies above:
Seriously? Their profit is wholly made of government subsidy - they're theiving off of you. Go read Private Eye's section on it and you realise what a bunch of epic fucking cunts the rail operators are, John Major was for privatising them and Labour were for handing them everything they wanted while jacking up the subsidy.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Mon 14 Feb 2011, 11:38, 3 replies)

Oh I know you are right
But fare dodging isn't going to help and it just pisses off those of us that have no choice but to subsidise them.

There are better ways to make your feelings known than rob the person sitting next to you.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 11:51, closed)

Fair enough, 'spose.
It depresses me that none of the parties are interested in nationalising the rail network, despite it being far cheaper to do than to continue subsidising the companies. From the figures I saw, it would cost only six months subsidy to buy back all the TOCs and rolling stock. Imagine how cheap it would be...

As an example, I go from Hornsby to Sydney each day and a month's fare is $148 (so ~95 squid) - and that's for a 35 km journey. On top of that, everyone complains about how expensive the trains are here...
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Mon 14 Feb 2011, 11:56, closed)

^this^

(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 13:36, closed)

quite...

the usual squawks of outrage from people who always seem to defend the out right robbery of train passengers in the UK
*IM* honest to admit to be being a dodgy little scally (at the time anyway ahem) I bet the shark eyed cunts rinsing our transport system for profit day in day out couldnt
fuck the lot of 'em
( bigmeuprudeboy is using powerpoint or paint...have MERCY, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:49, closed)