Britain's first £1000 rail fare
Updated on 03 November 2009
Rail expert Barry Doe unearths the first £1,002 rail fare in Britain - for a first-class Cornwall to Scotland return trip.
The £1,002 fare is for a turn-up-and-go, first-class return from Newquay in Cornwall to the Kyle of Lochalsh in the Scottish Highlands - covering some 1,700 miles.
Mr Doe's research, highlighted in the London Evening Standard, also showed that some standard-class, turn-up-and go return fares have risen 100 per cent in price since the mid-1990s.
A London-to-Newcastle upon Tyne return, for example, has risen 84 per cent to £105.
Under an annual inflation rate price formula, regulated fares (which include season tickets) will actually go down in January as retail price index inflation is in negative territory.
A spokesman for CrossCountry said: "No-one has actually bought this £1,000 fare but it does exist. Someone wanting a first-class return would be likely to book a saver return in advance and pay £561."
