LNER to pilot removal of Off-Peak tickets

[Krokodil]

And tickets with TOC restrictions, rather than geographical restrictions, are particularly customer unfriendly

Yes, they're the fares that really do need simplifying away. The Anytime, Any Permitted fare should be at a sensible price.

Which shouldn't be difficult for two operators under common ownership.

You'd like to think so, but these days I wouldn't be too sure.

 

[AdamWW]

The Opposition. It's their job to hold the government's feet to the fire.

But possibly not on a policy that might well appeal just as much to them.

 

[thedbdiboy]

The Opposition. It's their job to hold the government's feet to the fire.

But possibly not on a policy that might well appeal just as much to them.

It's one thing to object to anything vaguely unpopular from the safety of opposition, but the prospect of having to manage the economy in its current toxic state in the very near future means that Labour aren't going to commit to any marginal populist causes right now. Anyone remember Nick Clegg and 'no tuition fees'....?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Which shouldn't be difficult for two operators under common ownership.

They might have the same ownership, but the two TOCs have different types of contract to run trains - one is DfT NRC and the other Open Access via ORR/NR.
For one thing, XC revenue goes to the DfT/Treasury, while GC (OA) revenue stays with Arriva.
In the past, the DfT, and the regulator, have been very unhappy with franchise/open access mixtures.
Even within the DfT/franchise setup Virgin had to unpick some of its WC and XC joint management (when it ran both franchises).