Re: GSRs Fares

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:13:01 GMT, "Dave Proctor"
<david@spambait.proctor.net> wrote:

>"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
>3aea61ce.3945741@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:3aea61ce.3945741@can-news.tpg.com.au...
>> There seems to be some strange inconsistancies in GSRs fares, with the
>> new Gold / Red Kangaroo service.
>>
>> Adelaide to Melb / Melb to Adelaide is $57 for Red Kangaroo (seat)
>> which seems like a reasonable price .
>>
>> Adelaide to AP / AP to Adelaide is $197 for Red Kangaroo (seat)
>> Given that Adelaide to AP is 1300 Km against Melb to Adelaide of 850
>> Km , why is the fare nearly 4 times the price ,for less than double
>> the distance .?
>>
>> Are GSR cross subsidising the Overland ?
>
>Happens everywhere in the travel industry - the further you go the cheaper
>it is on a km basis.
>
>Dave
>
>
Err, but thats my point , its much dearer to go to AP which is
further.

Melb to Adelaide is $57 for 850 km which is 6.7 cents / km , whereas 
Adelaide to AP is $197 for 1300 km or 15 cents / km , over double the
price on a km basis .

MD