Letter: Unwelcome gift from British Rail

Friday 12 March 1993 00:02 GMT

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Sir: Today I discovered how British Rail was spending the 8 per cent increase in my annual rail fare to London. In the post I received a personal organiser with the compliments of Network SouthEast - a gift, it seems, being sent to all gold card holders in Network SouthEast region.

Was it nave of me to hope that the money would be spent on rail safety, or making sure the trains arrived on time?

Yours sincerely,

SUSAN LARCOMBE

East Grinstead, West Sussex

10 March

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