Week 4, article #2

Title: Government rail fares review announced

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/government-rail-fares-review-announced-2286204.html

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Summary of article

The rail fares will be reviewed, to simplify a complex system. Also the demand is at is high at the travel peak and the review will help the management of it. The review will lead to fares decreasing and fares increasing, to create a stable system. E.g. fares just off peak (just after the rush-hours) might increase. Passenger Focus said doing this is like doing a leap in the dark and that there’ll probably be more losers than winners.

In the review, Sir Roy said that there could be savings of between £700 million and £1 billion annually by 2019, if the rail costs will be lowered. After research, it became clear that there were a lot of inefficient practices concerning the railways.

However there are some people who are apprehensive of change, thinking people might face new problems, like service going down by staff having been cut or less carriages being available.

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My opinion

I think it's a good thing that they are trying to change the system for the good. Of course there are always people who dislike change because they are afraid changes might not do good. But if they guess you could save that much money, I think everyone should benefit from it.

Furthermore, if those inefficient practices disappear, that should be saving money already! Then people needn't worry about less carriages or bad service.