UK commuters face further rail fare rise
5 years, 2 months ago

UK commuters face further rail fare rise

Al Jazeera  

Rail passengers in the United Kingdom face “another decade of misery”, with some long-distance commuters seeing the annual cost of getting to work increase by more than 100 pounds. “How on earth is the government going to meet its climate commitments by pricing people off environmentally friendly trains and on to our polluted and congested roads?” Network Rail data shows only 65 percent of trains arrived at their scheduled station stops within one minute of the timetable in the 12 months to December 7. The problem is a lot of dividends are going to the private shareholders, when they would be better invested in the rail network.” Transport Focus director David Sidebottom said: “After a year of pretty poor performance in some areas, passengers just want a consistent day-to-day service they can rely on and a better chance of getting a seat.” How much will commuters pay? “We know that no one wants to pay more to travel, and rail companies have, for the third year in a row, held average fare increases below inflation while continuing to deliver investment in new trains and extra services that will improve journeys for customers,” said Robert Nisbet, director of nations and regions for industry body Rail Delivery Group.

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2 years, 11 months ago

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2 years, 11 months ago

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

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3 years, 1 month ago

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3 years, 2 months ago

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3 years, 3 months ago

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Rail fare dodgers face £100 penalty
3 years, 4 months ago

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3 years, 4 months ago

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