HC Deb 18 March 1994 vol 239 cc864-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what was the cost of a return journey by rail from Doncaster to London King's Cross at the(a) first-class and (b) standard class rate for each year since 1975;

(2) what was the cost of a return journey by rail from Doncaster to London King's Cross at (a) the off-peak rates and (b) the standard rate for each year since 1975.

Mr. Freeman

The costs of first-class ordinary and standard-class ordinary return journeys in January of each year since 1975 are set out in the table. The fare structure for off-peak rates has changed significantly over the same period and makes comparison less straightforward.

1st Standard
Year Cash £ 1994 prices £ Cash £ 1994 prices £
1975 13.82 64.68 8.65 40.48
1976 18.40 69.81 11.50 43.63
1977 21.80 70.96 14.20 46.22
1978 25.45 75.36 16.60 49.16
1979 28.30 76.64 18.50 50.10
1980 34.40 78.63 22.30 50.97
1981 41.70 84.39 27.00 54.64
1982 45.50 82.20 29.50 53.30
1983 51.00 87.81 33.00 56.82
1984 54.00 88.45 35.50 58.15
1985 59.00 92.02 38.40 59.89
1986 66.00 97.54 43.00 63.55
1987 69.00 98.15 45.00 64.01
1988 75.00 103.28 49.00 67.48
1989 84.00 107.64 54.00 69.20
1990 84.00 99.99 54.00 64.28
1991 104.00 113.69 68.00 74.33
1992 111.00 116.51 72.00 75.57
1993 118.00 121.79 78.00 80.50
1994 118.00 118.00 80.00 80.00
Year 2nd 17 day return (a) £ 1st weekend return £ 2nd weekend return £ 2nd day return £ 1st 17day return £
1975 6.50 9.21 5.63 4.61 —
1976 9.91 12.63 8.36 6.92 —
1977 11.90 12.40 9.20 8.40 16.70
Year 2nd 17 day return (a) £ 1st weekend return £ 2nd weekend return £ 2nd day return £ 1st 17 day return £
1978 13.85 14.60 10.80 9.90 19.40
1979 15.40 16.20 12.00 11.00 21.60
1980 19.60 20.10 15.50 13.70 30.10
1981 23.60 25.00 19.30 16.60 36.50
1982 26.00 27.50 21.00 18.10 39.50
1983 28.00 29.00 22.00 19.50 43.00
May 1983 Monthly return fares withdrawn
1984 31.00 23.50 20.50 — —
1985 — 33.00 25.00 21.50 —
Year 2nd saver (b) £ 2nd low saver (b) £ 2nd apex £ Super advance £ Leisure first £
May 1985 New fares structure
1986 29.00 26.00 — — —
1987 31.00 27.00 — — —
1988 31.00 27.00 — — —
1989 33.00 29.00 — — —
1990 36.00 31.00 — — —
1991 41.00 35.00 — — —
1992 43.00 37.00 27.00 — —
1993 45.00 40.00 27.00 — —
1994 45.00 40.00 25.00 40.00 59.00
(a) Became monthly return on 2 January 1977.
(b) Saver and low saver tickets became white saver and blue saver tickets from 21 June 1987 and subsequently became saver and supersaver tickets from 13 May 1990.