HC Deb 10 December 2002 vol 396 cc210-1W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent calculations he has made of the average cost to the passenger per mile of travel on each of the primary rail routes. [85323]

Mr. Jamieson

The most recent research into the average price of fares was carried out for the Strategic Rail Authority by AEA Technology in 2001. It did not include route-specific information. The standard class average fare paid was 13.7 pence per mile.

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