Are these train journeys crazy/immorally expensive, in your view?

Thank you everyone for your replies which I've enjoyed reading.

When I was doing college I caught the train once or twice but couldn't afford to do it for long because of the prices.

Crazy expensive, too much expense when you can hardly get by as it is. Since then I learned to drive, that was expensive but in the long run a lot cheaper than taking the train. Even better now with EV's.

Good point. I just checked, £1.50 from the 1970's in today's money would be £28.95. A return from London to Swansea now costs £111.90

Unknown said:

salaries would have been proportionately much lower

I remember a full time civil service salary of £3,500 a year.

Billy87 said:

£1.50

What is that in today's money, I wonder?

When your mum was young, salaries would have been proportionately much lower.

All train prices are immorally expensive since the railways were privatised. When my mom was young she could get from London to Swansea for £1.50

Short answer yes, although there are lots of crazy things like this to waste your money on. I think its a shame though that normal trains are so expensive and poor value. I enjoy travelling by train but the costs and lack of investment make it a poor experience. Certainly in my area trains are often cancelled, overcrowded and unpleasant. 

Absolutely crazy prices especially people are struggling with cost of living.

There's something similar in my area. https://midlandpullman.com/ £425 approximately a 5 hour fine dining experience. 

You are buying an "experience" rather than a commuter trip so the price will reflect this.

I expect the trains, dining, accommodation will all be suitably "White Lotus" level for this level of dosh.

I used to find it a tough pill to swallow when my train commute to work was £6k a year (70 miles each way) which took a significany chunk of my income.

Also, you pay extra for the off board 'experiences' as far as I could tell.