In a shock horror splash across most of the Sundays the Campaign for Better Transport has revealed that walk on fares are err... more expensive than tickets bought in advance.
No shit Sherlock!
As pointed out by Railway Eye only two weeks ago the story could equally well have read "Buy early for best deals" - except that wouldn't have made quite such a good story.
CBT Director Stephen Joseph said "We have to have reasonable walk-on fares or people will walk on straight into their cars."
An interesting point Stephen. But can you suggest how else the railway manage demand for its scarce capacity?
Particularly when your organisation's website lists rail over-crowding as it's primary concern.
The Fact Compiler congratulates CBT for a slick piece of PR which adds precisely nothing to the debate but positions CBT as the master of "Cake and Eat it".
