‘Free rail travel could help beat back the cost-of-living crisis and save the planet’
Last month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a wide range of policies to tackle the rapid inflation in the country which has now surpassed 10 per cent. Among the most innovative and potentially impactful of them was his announcement of free rail journeys. The scheme will see free rail tickets issued from September 1 […]
Rail reform: ‘The biggest changes in a generation’
The government has announced sweeping changes to the UK’s railways.
Welfare for the rich: The truth about rail nationalisation
Taking the railway back into public ownership would take money from the poor and give it to the better off.
VIDEO: Why do train fares always go up?
After the annual outcry about increases in train fares has died down, we take a look at the reasons why train fares always go up.
Ministers deny trying to profit from commuters as fares rise
Government regulated rail fares went up by an average of 3.1 per cent today, making UK commuters some of the most hard-pressed in Europe.
Rail fares set for 4.1% hike in 2014
Regulated rail fares in 2014 will rise by up to an eye-watering 4.1% in 2014, today’s figures have confirmed.
Push for rail nationalisation hits Commons
Demands for the railways to be brought back into public hands will be made in the Commons later, after Green MP Caroline Lucas added an amendment to a Labour-backed motion.
A tax on work? Unhappy new year for rail commuters
Commuters heading back to work this morning have been hit by an average 4.2% hike in rail fares, marking a tenth consecutive year of increases for passengers.
Branson fights on with west coast mainline legal challenge
Virgin Trains is launching legal proceedings against the government for choosing what Richard Branson calls the “highest risk bid” for the west coast mainline over its own.
6.2% rail fare hike possible in 2013
Next year’s railway fares could be increased by a further six per cent in England, following today’s higher than expected inflation figures.
