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Rail fares to rise by average of 3.4%
The increase covers both regulated fares, which includes season tickets, and off-peak unregulated fares.
MPs to scrutinise £7bn Thameslink programme after National Audit Office report reveals completion has been delayed by a year
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow kick off an inquiry into the £7bn Thameslink Programme, after a National Audit Office report last month revealed the completion of the project has been pushed back a year.
Tuesday, 05 December 2017
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- Rail fares to rise by average of 3.4%The increase covers both regulated fares, which includes season tickets, and off-peak unregulated fares.
The Guardian
- Rail passengers face biggest rise in fares for five yearsUnion says announcement that average ticket prices will increase by 3.4% in January is ‘another kick in the teeth’
The Telegraph
- 'Chill wind' for rail passengers as train fares to rise by 3.4pc - biggest hike in five yearsail passengers will be hit by the largest fares hike in five years next month.
Times Online
- Lord Adonis demands answers over Stagecoach [Subscription]A key government adviser is increasing the pressure on ministers over the bailing out of east coast main line rail operations between London and Edinburgh.
- Stagecoach — and a highway robbery [Subscription]Strategic visions can be pricey. Last week Chris Grayling had one for the railways. How long before the public accounts committee wakes up to the cost?
City AM
- A large chunk of London's Tube network is about to get a whole lot more reliableAround 40 per cent of London's Tube network is about to get a significant boost in frequency and reliability, after Transport for London wrapped up a successful test of new signalling over the weekend.
- MPs to scrutinise £7bn Thameslink programme after National Audit Office report reveals completion has been delayed by a yearMPs on the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow kick off an inquiry into the £7bn Thameslink Programme, after a National Audit Office report last month revealed the completion of the project has been pushed back a year.
- Train fares are going up by an average of 3.4 per cent in January 2018UK train fares are set to rise by an average of 3.4 per cent next year, above the rate of inflation, the rail industry has revealed.
London Evening Standard
- Virgin East Coast rail workers vote on strike in row over payWorkers on Virgin's East Coast rail line will start voting this week on whether to go on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Wales Online
- Cost of train tickets to increase by 3.4%The largest train fare hike in five years is set to hit rail passengers next month.
Other Regional Press
- Rail line from Ironbridge could link back up with Telford Central A railway line in Ironbridge could be reconnected to the mainline at Telford Central and beyond thanks to a newly announced government scheme, councillors have said.
Rail Technology Magazine
- TPE to invest £7m in new state-of-the-art Scarborough depotTransPennine Express (TPE) is set to invest £7m into a new train servicing depot in Scarborough. The facility, which is expected to open in summer 2018, will provide light maintenance services for trains between Scarborough and Liverpool Lime Street, and will create around 15 jobs. It...
- Passenger fatalities increase for second year runningThe number of rail passenger fatalities has increased for the second year in a row, according to a report published this week. The ORR’s annual Rail Statistics Compendium, has revealed that 2016-17 saw the deaths of 15 rail passengers - the highest number since 2010-11, which saw 12...
- Original Midlands Metro tram fleet to be auctioned offThe original fleet of Midlands Metro trains is to be auctioned off. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will sell of its Amsaldo T69 trams, which were taken out of service back in 2014. The trams, which served the Midland Metro between...
- London Bridge station set to open in January as all track is completedLondon Bridge station is on course to reopen on 2 January next year following the completion of all track work around the area. There will be a period of 10 days of major re-signalling work, during which major service changes and line closures will hit a number of London stations, before the...
- TfL completes largest ever test of new signalling systemTfL has completed its biggest test to date of its brand new signalling system. Engineers have worked over the weekend testing trains on a new computer-based signalling and controls system between Hammersmith and Edgeware Road, which will be the first section of the Tube to go live with the new...
Railnews
- City celebrates Virgin East Coast exit The news that the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise is to end three years early in 2020 has been greeted enthusiastically by investors. Stagecoach shares ended last week 12 per cent higher, and the price had risen by a further 1.67 per cent or 3.0p by 11.45 today (Monday), with each Ordinary share valued at 183.0p. The troubled franchise is to be replaced by a form of regional partnership with the DfT and Network Rail with the aim of ˜bringing together the operation of track and train under a single leader and unified brand™. Discussions are already in progress. However, unions and oppositi...
- Breaking: unregulated fares rise announced Rail fares are to rise by an average of 3.4 per cent at the start of January. Regulated fares will go up by 3.6 per cent, in line with the Retail Price Index in July this year.
Other News Sources
- What does the government's 'strategic vision for rail' actually mean? And how will it affect Leeds commuters?The Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled its ‘strategic vision for rail’... and as you’d expect, the 43 page document is full of jargon.
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