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From 1949 to 1953 is a a drop in fares. Are they both like-for-like single (or return) please?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 17:17, 23 September 2021 (UTC) | From 1949 to 1953 is a a drop in fares. Are they both like-for-like single (or return) please?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 17:17, 23 September 2021 (UTC) | ||
| + | :I've scanned the relevant pages from 'Passenger Train Facilities, 1954' and uploaded them along with scans of 'Passenger Services, 1958' to https://postimg.cc/gallery/MSJHqBJ to compare with similar documents on Timetable World. I can find mention online of significant increases in fares immediately after the war to discourage non-essential leisure travel, but no mention of a decrease in the '50s, although that does seem to be the case. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 21:57, 23 September 2021 (UTC) | ||
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Hi Graham. Is the 1958-59 correct in showing 3rd class, BRBritish Rail or British Railways went to second class in 1956?--Patrick Hearn (talk) 21:06, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
- well spotted. I'd copy & pasted the paragraph and changed the fares, but not the 3rd to 2nd.--Graham Phillips 110 (talk) 21:20, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
From 1949 to 1953 is a a drop in fares. Are they both like-for-like single (or return) please?--Patrick Hearn (talk) 17:17, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
- I've scanned the relevant pages from 'Passenger Train Facilities, 1954' and uploaded them along with scans of 'Passenger Services, 1958' to https://postimg.cc/gallery/MSJHqBJ to compare with similar documents on Timetable World. I can find mention online of significant increases in fares immediately after the war to discourage non-essential leisure travel, but no mention of a decrease in the '50s, although that does seem to be the case. --Graham Phillips 110 (talk) 21:57, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
