@seatsixtyone.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-07-18 09:33 UTC
Oh dear, the national railcard thing again! This gives existing regular users a discount - basically an £82 handout to each existing user - without lowering fares shown to non-users - so generates relatively little extra revenue or travel. So lower fares if you like, but please, not with a railcard!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tcrheqfd4rcjgmwnnd4i35xl/post/3mqvw36g7bs2h
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@seatsixtyone.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 2026-07-18 11:33
The Swiss are a good example: 1. They think of a sensible fare between each station. 2. Then they double it. 3. Then they give 97% of Swiss citizens a national railcard that halves it back to the number they first thought of. 4. Then they have to invent a plethora of products for e.g. tourists.