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We have some of the most expensive fares compared to Europe, but also some of the cheapest. It's just walk up fares during peak times where we generally come out worst:-
seat61.com/uk-europe-train-fares-comparison.html#.VP8lY0SG3UM
That's a bizarre site - the owner seems to try really hard to imply he's impartial but then goes out of his way to bend the stats to "show" that our tickets aren't that bad. I suppose it might have something to do with the fact he's worked in rail all his life and most recently in fare regulation.
Look at how he says "The big picture is that Britain has the most commercially aggressive fares in Europe, with the highest fares designed to get maximum revenue from business travel"
Then
"and some of the lowest fares designed to get more revenue by filling more seats." which is completely contradicted by his own info which he chooses to ignore "For travel today, bought at the station, immediate departure, off peak".
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If it was worth £55 to get home 2 hours earlier, outside of rush hour then yes.
The train company doesn't care. When you bought that £18 advanced fare ticket 6 weeks ago Virgin Trains would have received the balance (from the normal price) as a subsidy from the Government.
We have some of the most expensive fares compared to Europe, but also some of the cheapest. It's just walk up fares during peak times where we generally come out worst:-
http://www.seat61.com/uk-europe-train-fares-comparison.html#.VP8lY0SG3UM