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Old June 10th 08, 06:15 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default How much was a ticket for the underground in the 60s?


On 10 Jun, 17:39, Graeme Wall wrote:

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"sweller" wrote:

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How much, say, beer, bread or cheese would the 3d buy in 1969, compared
to the £1.50 fare today?


Beer reached 2/- a pint around 1969, in London at least. So you could get
1/8 of a pint for 3d. £1.50 should get you a half now.

Waits for Northerners to die of shock at the price.


If you know where to go you can get yourself a pint for something like
£1.80. And it's not the establishment with faux-marble bar counters.