reading materials:fair fares railways---from<the economist>
preface：i write it from memory，please reply if you find mistakes。。。Most of the time,parliamentary committee reports embody every foreign stereotype of the British：dry， reserved，and slightly dull，with occasionly flash of sarcasm to lighten the mood。not so those of transport committee。its latest report，on rail fares，accuse the rail industry of holding the passengers to ransom with extravagant fares and an impenetrable jungle of ticket types。
some of these criticisms are fair。ticketing arrangements，especially for long distance journey，are byzantine: the national fares manual describe over 70 ticket types within its 102 pages。stung by public criticism，several big train companies ，including the Virgin，promise to simplify things。 the MPS are on shakier ground with their complaints. they point to the state money given out to the railways---4.4 billion pounds this year,with 5.3 billion pounds planned for next year，and argue that train companies should cut prices。costly tickets，they claim，are pricing passengers out of the market。 occasionly ---- occasionally [img]http://www.mmyy9988.com/Upfiles/20120218211635065.jpg[/img]
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