PRESS RELEASES

23rd January 2006

Lib Dem Survey Finds British Rail Fares Highest In Europe

Britons pay more to travel by rail than anyone else in Europe. British railways are officially the most expensive after research by the Liberal Democrats revealed that £10 will buy commuters an average of 38 miles. That is almost three times the cost of travelling the same distance in France. The same money would buy rail travellers around 350 miles in Slovakia, 200 miles in Italy and 100 miles in Spain.

Ten pounds in Britain will barely take you from one county to the next - in Europe it takes you to the next country. The Government's transport policy is failing.
 

ENDS

  Stephanie Dearden

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Tooting

Notes to editors

1. If you would like to arrange an interview with Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Tooting Stephanie Dearden then please call 020-7771-2551 or 07985-649807 or 07754 583090
2. Official photographs here http://www.stephaniedearden.org/smd_mugs/index.htm