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31 July 2025

Reacting to the ‘rail fares index 2025’, which shows that rail fares across Great Britain increased by 5.1% in 2025 compared with a 3.2% increase in the Retail Prices Index, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

24 July 2025

Reacting to the announcement of an initiative to expand the availability of advance rail tickets across publicly owned operators in the North of England, Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said:

23 July 2025

Welcoming Jeremy Westlake as the new Chief Executive of Network Rail, Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said:

17 July 2025

Reacting to plans to establish a direct rail link between the UK and Germany, Michael Solomon Williams of Campaign for Better Transport said:

17 July 2025

Newly-released figures show that the number of people arriving into major cities by rail has risen above pre-pandemic levels, and is the highest it has been since these records began in 2010.

Responding to the Department for Transport announcement that the Government is giving the green light to over 50 road and rail upgrades, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

4 July 2025

As part of the Railway 200 programme, the National Railway Museum and Campaign for Better Transport are holding a virtual research symposium on 16 July 2025. This free, online event is a chance to explore the past, present and future of transport campaigning.