Your 2006 ticket to Edinburgh would only get you as far as Doncaster today
Annual increases in rail fares have pushed up prices to such an extent that the cost of travelling all the way along the East Coast main line in 2006 would get you less than half of the distance now.
The latest data on annual fare increases has been used to calculate the relative change in the cost of a long-distance journey.
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Hide AdWhen taking into account next year’s projected rise for regulated fares of 1.9%, a 2006 ticket to Edinburgh would be worth around 67% of its original value.
This would cover just over a third of the journey time from London, leaving you stranded just short of York.
The rate of fare increases has slowed in recent years, however.