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First £1,000 rail fare criticised

Map showing start and end points of Ł1,000 rail journey

Page last updated at 15:56 GMT, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 British train fares are the highest in Europe The UK's first £1,000 rail ticket has been described as "scandalous" and "appalling value" by opposition MPs. The first-class return walk-up fare is... Full Article at BBC News

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  1. Due to Labour's micromanagement of the railway, farepayers have become all too used to appalling value for money. Today's revelation of a £1,000 fare really takes the biscuit.
    – Stephen Hammond SOURCE: BBC News 1 month ago
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    – Stephen Hammond SOURCE: The Independent 1 month ago
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