During January, we take a break from the usual weekly posts and run our Remember This? series.
This week features a 1990 newspaper advertisement by CityRail. In the second half of 1990 petrol prices surged following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and the threat of war in the Middle East.
Petrol rose as high as 80.9 cents per litre giving an excuse to ditch the car and take the train. According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, this would equate to $1.62 per litre in todays money.
For CityRail, rising petrol prices provided the perfect opportunity to encourage Sydneysiders to take the train to travel around the city.
Source: CityRail. 1990. "80.9 Per Litre Or take the train" (Advertisement). The Daily Mirror, October 3: 6.
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