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Title: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: grahame on September 07, 2023, 15:40:02 From Le Monde (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/09/07/france-to-launch-summer-rail-pass-in-2024_6127777_7.html)
Quote France will next summer launch a bargain-price monthly pass valid on certain trains nationwide, directly copying a hugely successful move in Germany to encourage greener transport, a minister said Thursday. The "Pass Rail" would cost around €49 a month and allow users unlimited travel nationwide on TER regional trains and intercity trains, Transport Minister Clément Beaune told France 2 television. [snip] He said the pass would be launched from the summer with a price similar to that of the German system. The German version does not include high-speed German ICE trains and France's high-speed TGV will also not be included in the French pass. Beaune said "if possible" the French pass would also cover local transport by metro, bus and tram within cities. Leaving off High Speed Trains might disappoint people from Swindon who could not get to Didcot ... Title: Re: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: infoman on September 08, 2023, 11:45:29 With all the obstructions that Europe has been putting in our(U.K.) way its a good idea.
Not to mention the Olympics in France and Euros taking place in Germany. Title: Re: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: 4064ReadingAbbey on September 08, 2023, 12:07:12 From Le Monde (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/09/07/france-to-launch-summer-rail-pass-in-2024_6127777_7.html) Quote France will next summer launch a bargain-price monthly pass valid on certain trains nationwide, directly copying a hugely successful move in Germany to encourage greener transport, a minister said Thursday. The "Pass Rail" would cost around €49 a month and allow users unlimited travel nationwide on TER regional trains and intercity trains, Transport Minister Clément Beaune told France 2 television. [snip] He said the pass would be launched from the summer with a price similar to that of the German system. The German version does not include high-speed German ICE trains and France's high-speed TGV will also not be included in the French pass. Beaune said "if possible" the French pass would also cover local transport by metro, bus and tram within cities. Leaving off High Speed Trains might disappoint people from Swindon who could not get to Didcot ... The initial statement from the French Transport Minister about the success of the German ticket should not be taken at face value. A report a couple of weeks ago on the German ZDF television network showed that while the €49 ticket increased the use of trains on those corridors already well served by trains it had little or no effect in moving people off the roads and onto public transport in those areas where the transport offering was limited in frequency or coverage. As a way of promoting the general green agenda its effects are very, very limited. Title: Re: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: grahame on September 08, 2023, 12:11:55 ... while the €49 ticket increased the use of trains on those corridors already well served by trains it had little or no effect in moving people off the roads and onto public transport in those areas where the transport offering was limited in frequency or coverage. ... What an excellent confirmation of the need for an appropriately frequent service ... Transport providers running local services less that hourly (2 hourly on long distance journeys?) please note. Title: Re: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: JayMac on September 08, 2023, 22:35:16 With all the obstructions that Europe has been putting in our(U.K.) way its a good idea. Wouldn't it be great if there was some 'club' or 'group' the UK could join that would allow them to have a voice and perhaps prevent such obstructions? Oh, hang on. There was such a club. The UK rescinded it's membership. Title: Re: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: Bob_Blakey on September 09, 2023, 10:32:40 I may be wrong, because I have only ever used a Devon Day Ranger ticket, but I would have thought that the fairly extensive catalogue of Rover & Ranger tickets, together with monthly Season tickets, has this part of the UK rail market pretty well covered already.
And I would suggest the last thing that is needed just now would be a further complication of the UK rail ticket portfolio. Title: Re: France follows Germany - good idea for the UK? Post by: ellendune on September 09, 2023, 22:50:05 I may be wrong, because I have only ever used a Devon Day Ranger ticket, but I would have thought that the fairly extensive catalogue of Rover & Ranger tickets, together with monthly Season tickets, has this part of the UK rail market pretty well covered already. Really? Am I reading the same information as you? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |