Rail Travel Cost Changes From North Wales To London By Virgin Trains

EDM number 1622 in 2007-08, proposed by Albert Owen on 20/05/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.

That this House is appalled at the decision by Virgin Trains to increase the cost of travel on its North Wales to London weekday services that arrive in London before 9.30am by at least 150 per cent.; is deeply concerned at the detrimental effect of the increase in fares which passengers from North Wales will now have to pay to travel to London as a result of the company's decision to revise restrictions, seemingly to prevent the abuse of fares by passengers boarding trains in England, from which a higher fare applies; is further concerned about the impact this will have on later trains in which capacity is already limited; and urges Virgin Trains to reinstate Saver fares and look at other more practical ways of tackling alleged abuse of passengers boarding at stations in England that do not penalise passengers from North Wales, including the business community, using early travel to London.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.