January being the month in which fares are increased an elderly friend of mine who used to work on the railway as a booking clerk thought people might be interested in the following fares from Sevenoaks in 1962: –
| Single | Return | |
| London Bridge | 2nd: 5/3d (26p) 1st: 7/11d (39½p) | 2nd: 7/8d (38½p) 1st: 11/6d (57½p) |
| Charing Cross | 2nd: 5/9d (28½p) 1st: 8/8d (43½p) | 2nd: 8/6d (42½p) 1st: 12/9d (63½p) |
Incidentally the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, was born on 1 April 1962. So the fare from Sevenoaks to London Bridge has risen by 4,861% since he was born!
Picture Credit: Peter Brock Archive