Category Archives: Fares

Fond memories of 1962 Fares

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Steam Train with Snow Plough

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: 7/8d (38½p)
1st: 11/6d (57½p)		 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!

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Tickets not opening barriers?

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I am experiencing frequent incidents of railway tickets that I have purchased not opening ticket barriers at Southeastern and Thameslink London stations: London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Blackfriars and St Pancras International are the main offenders. Is anybody else having this problem or know the reason for it?