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On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Neil Williams wrote:
On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:54:56 +0100, Tom Anderson wrote: What do you mean by a 'supplementary fare'? You mean that the duplicating buses are more expensive than standard buses? But are thus still cheaper than the train, while being as nice and not a lot slower? No, they are more comfortable than the train, and more expensive (EUR1 or so on top of the standard fare). The idea is that they save you having to change, but you are charged for the privilege, mainly because of the limited capacity. They aren't always that quick. Crumbs. The idea of a road vehicle being *higher* status than a train is pretty radical! It's worth bearing in mind that the number of bus routes entering central Hamburg can probably be counted on the fingers of both hands. The public transport system is geared up such that buses mainly provide links from non-rail-served locations to the nearest rail station, as well as quieter circumferential routes, with the Schnellbusse (express) and Nachtbusse (night) being a separate, largely radial network "on top" of the rail network. Sounds extremely sensible. The difference in bus and train fares seems to be a British thing - in the German Verkehrsverbuende (like TfL or the PTEs) there is no differential - your ticket is valid for a through journey, with connections if desired, on any or all of the available modes of transport. There isn't a "train fare" or a "bus fare", just a "public transport fare". Also extremely sensible. Ein Stadt, Ein Verkehrsverbund, Ein Fahrpreis! tom -- Dude, read Aquinas if you want intelligent. This is the internet. |
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"Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Neil Williams wrote: On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:54:56 +0100, Tom Anderson wrote: snipitty The difference in bus and train fares seems to be a British thing - in the German Verkehrsverbuende (like TfL or the PTEs) there is no differential - your ticket is valid for a through journey, with connections if desired, on any or all of the available modes of transport. There isn't a "train fare" or a "bus fare", just a "public transport fare". Also extremely sensible. Ein Stadt, Ein Verkehrsverbund, Ein Fahrpreis! tom Funny you should say that, I have in front of me the current Munich public transport map and printed beneath the MVV logo it has, "1 Netz. 1 Fahrplan. 1 Tarif." As a comparison with UK pricing, an all zone one day ticket (called a Single Tageskarte - Gesamtnetz) is ?9.00, whilst the same ticket but valid for up to 5 people (with children between 6 & 14 counting as half a person and called a Partner Tageskarte - Gesamtnetz) is ?16.00. Which if my maths is correct makes the one person ticket about 6 quid and about ten and a half quid for the five person one, which, for a family is a bit of a bargin. -- Cheers, Steve. If The Good Lord had meant for us to be fiscally prudent, He would not have given us the platinum credit card... Change colour to PC Plod's lights to reply. |
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"Steve Dulieu" wrote in message ... "Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Neil Williams wrote: On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:54:56 +0100, Tom Anderson wrote: snipitty The difference in bus and train fares seems to be a British thing - in the German Verkehrsverbuende (like TfL or the PTEs) there is no differential - your ticket is valid for a through journey, with connections if desired, on any or all of the available modes of transport. There isn't a "train fare" or a "bus fare", just a "public transport fare". Also extremely sensible. Ein Stadt, Ein Verkehrsverbund, Ein Fahrpreis! tom Funny you should say that, I have in front of me the current Munich public transport map and printed beneath the MVV logo it has, "1 Netz. 1 Fahrplan. 1 Tarif." As a comparison with UK pricing, an all zone one day ticket (called a Single Tageskarte - Gesamtnetz) is ?9.00, whilst the same ticket but valid for up to 5 people (with children between 6 & 14 counting as half a person and called a Partner Tageskarte - Gesamtnetz) is ?16.00. Which if my maths is correct makes the one person ticket about 6 quid and about ten and a half quid for the five person one, which, for a family is a bit of a bargin. Thats 9 and 16 euros, knew it was a mistake to use the symbols... -- Cheers, Steve. If The Good Lord had meant for us to be fiscally prudent, He would not have given us the platinum credit card... Change colour to PC Plod's lights to reply. |
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