1974 fares

[theblackwatch]

Bit of a quiz/knowledge question here regarding fares - I have a Child Economy Return from Harrogate to Teignmouth dated 27 August 1974. Would anyone like to guess how much the fare was? Or what the restrictions were on this ticket?

 

[gordonthemoron]

50 pence?

 

[ainsworth74]

I realise now I should have asked you last night how much it was! Then I would have had some insider knowledge

However how about 30p?

 

[theblackwatch]

I realise now I should have asked you last night how much it was! Then I would have had some insider knowledge

However how about 30p?

Both replies quite a way off - I will refrain from further comment till this evening to give more people a chance to post.

 

[Eagle]

30p? Inflation was never that rampant!

I'm going to say around £2.50. And restrictions... any train after 02.00? :P

 

[Darandio]

I'm going to say £3.40

 

[Eagle]

If it helps guessing restrictions, the date on the ticket is a Tuesday; the day before was a bank holiday.

 

[Flamingo]

Well £1 in 1974 would be worth £8.12 now according to http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/inflation/calculator/flash/index.htm

 

[shinkansen1966]

a Child Economy Return from Harrogate to Teignmouth

A child economy return. Is this an airline ticket? Can you fly from Harrogate to Teignmouth ?

 

[tony_mac]

Well £1 in 1974 would be worth £8.12 now according to http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/inflation/calculator/flash/index.htm

an off-peak return would be £65.10, so my guess is £8.01 1/2p.
Is that a bit literal?

 

[A60K]

£2.15?

 

[Buttsy]

£1.27

 

[AlterEgo]

£3.65.

 

[Ivo]

I would guess somewhere in the vicinity of £2.50 or so; say, £2.65? I'm also going to be bold and suggest it was unrestricted.

/wishful thinking

 

[Mutant Lemming]

How many weeks 'pocket money' would that have been back then ?

 

[John @ home]

Would anyone like to guess how much the fare was?

£6.70

Or what the restrictions were on this ticket?

If you mean what were the restrictions shown on this ticket?, my guess is "Valid: As advertised."

If you mean what were the restrictions which applied to this ticket?, my guess is "Outward: By any train on the date shown on the ticket. Return: A Saturday night must be spent at the destination. Subject to that, by any train within one month of the date shown on the ticket."

 

[Old Timer]

If I remember rightly these were not valid for outward on a Friday, and were the variation on the old Montly return. In which case I feel the return portion was not available until after the Monday of the following week of issue.

 

[theblackwatch]

Darandio was very close - the correct answer was £3.27. Back the, only children under 5 went free of charge, and a seat reservation was 30p.

As for the restrictions, well I'm not sure for that exact ticket - I actually hoped someone knowledgable might tell me! I do have a leaflet from the late 70s somewhere explaining ticket types/restrictions which I will dig out at some point and put details up here if people are interested at all.

 

[A60K]

Yes please!