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It’s fair to say that most people would admit to feeling the effects of stress, whether occasionally or perhaps more often than we would like. As part of our work…
Based on research by Campaign for Better Transport, the Daily Mail recently reported that UK passengers pay the second-highest train fares in Europe. Only Germans pay more, but the efficiency…
Last week, I was on You and Yours, BBC Radio 4’s consumer programme, to discuss rail and air fares. This was in response to the story of a football fan who flew from London to Barrow-In-Furness for £33. The flexible return rail fare was an almost incredible £389.
This is a guest post by Andy Bagnall from Rail Partners
Without doubt, domestic flights are a climate problem. Despite being the most carbon intensive form of transport, flying within the UK continues to be cheaper than taking the train.
With pressure on the rail industry to save money, Christian Irwin, Rail Investment Centre of Excellence Director at Network Rail, has written this guest post to explain what the organisation is doing to slash the cost of rail investment projects.
Each year, the RPI figure for July is used to set the following January’s fare increase, which means if this month’s figure is as high as June’s, we could see…
Saturday, April 16, was a great day for the beleaguered coach industry. The FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Manchester City saw the biggest single movement ever of people by…
The Great British Rail Sale is of course only a temporary incentive that’s far from perfect, but it’s a great start and could pave the way for more long-term changes…
The Government delayed this year’s fare rise with much fanfare ‘to allow passengers more time to buy cheaper flexible and season tickets at the existing rate’ said its press release,…
“The rail fares are already expensive for two people and if they go up we may choose to drive.” Lynette, Cumbria Driving (in a medium petrol car with one occupant)…
So what went wrong and how did the Government manage to score a £96 billion own goal? The answer lies not in the contents of the Plan which, although it…
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