§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide a table, giving at constant
Trends in real bus and rail fares* Great Britain Index 1972 = 100 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Rail† 99 113 114 120 117 123 126 133 134 129 Bus Operators‡ Municipal 108 117 118 119 117 123 129 133 136 139 PTEs 97 103 101 107 107 116 112 112 109 103 NBC, SBG and Private║ 111 117 116 121 121 126 130 134 137 138 All bus operators 102 111 110 115 115 123 124 131 130 127 Sources: Department of Employment Retail Prices Index. Department of Transport Stage Bus Fares Index. * Fare indices deflated by the all-items retail prices index. † British Rail and London underground. Average fares per passenger-kilometre have moved differently to the fares index because of the greater use made of reduced rate tickets and travelcards. ‡ Stage bus services only. ║ As grouped in "Buses", Cmnd. 9300.