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Sunday, 13 July 2014
The Observer
- Railways: is renationalising our train system really a good idea? | the big issueVery few journeys are made by rail these days say some, while others claim that railway use is on the increaseThe advocates of railway renationalisation (Letters), or for maintaining the status quo, seem to be equally detached from reality. More than 97% of journeys in Britain are not by train. "High fares" have not deterred record patronage (1.4bn in 2013). More than 70% of rail use is in, to or from London. London commuters are trading much lower house costs, saving more than £10,000 a year in mortgage repayments against £5,000 annual season tickets.If t...
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