Thousands of long-distance commuters are having to pay more for their season tickets than their mortgage, after research showed workers on packed rush-hour trains now need to put aside up to a third of take-home pay- compared with an average 28% cent for the mortgage bill.
Season ticket prices have soared in recent years as the Government seeks to force passengers to contribute more towards the cost of the railways.
Longer-distance routes are worst hit. But even workers from commuter-belt towns and cities closer to London such as Oxford, Colchester and Southend will have to devote at least a fifth of take-home pay to their season tickets by 2012, according to the analysis.
Season ticket prices have soared in recent years as the Government seeks to force passengers to contribute more towards the cost of the railways.
Longer-distance routes are worst hit. But even workers from commuter-belt towns and cities closer to London such as Oxford, Colchester and Southend will have to devote at least a fifth of take-home pay to their season tickets by 2012, according to the analysis.
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