Peak rail fares have been scrapped on ScotRail trains, meaning passengers will no longer pay higher prices for travelling on busy weekday trains.
Making people pay the same price for something that's in greater demand? Adam Smith must be rolling in his grave.
The Scottish government-owned operator said its aim was to get more commuters out of cars and onto trains.
Ah, I see. It's for Gaia so any economic nonsense can be excused. They've already rejected it once:
A pilot scheme scrapping peak-time fares, a policy championed by the Scottish Greens, was introduced in 2023 but ended in September 2024 after ministers said the costs of the subsidy could not be justified. However, in his programme for government speech in May, First Minister John Swinney announced that peak fares would again be scrapped.
Who said Scotland wasn't a deeply unserious country?
Speaking at the launch of the scheme in Edinburgh on Monday, he said it would help people to move "from their cars onto trains", which would provide environmental benefits. He added: "This is financially sustainable because it's an investment in the rail network and it's an investment in the people of Scotland. "People in Scotland simply travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow on a daily basis will see their travel costs fall by almost 50%. That's a massive saving when people are struggling financially."
But how are you going to pay for it. John?
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As we say in France, " C'est Nicolas que paye". It's Nicholas [the tax payer] who pays.
"But how are you going to pay for it. John? "
He isn't. We are. By "We" I mean the English.
Any pretence by Swinney and Co that they care about road traffic levels is total bollox. If they did they would reactivate the Edinburgh suburban system which has been used regularly for goods traffic since it was closed to passengers in 1962.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Suburban_and_Southside_Junction_Railway
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