> While walk-on fares have increased above the rate of inflation Barry Doe covered this in a recent Rail issue. Inflation in this context is RPI, because that

> While walk-on fares have increased above the rate of inflation Barry Doe covered this in a recent Rail issue. Inflation in this context is RPI, because that's what rail salaries are based on. Walk on fares are regulated and thus kept relatively cheap (Vrigin off peak returns are 6% higher than they were in 1995, after RPI for example. Service is now nearly twice the speed and twice the frequency). RDG want to get rid of this protection though. But you're right that advance fares are both cheaper and easier to get. The biggest winners are season ticket holders - many have risen by less than inflation (Chiltern, c2c, EMT, Great Northern, Sourther, Thameslink, South Western and Virgin)