Ticket to ride: how to cut costs on holiday car hire, train travel and bike transport
West coast fares could rise to incentivise people ‘to not travel by rail’, UK watchdog says
June 2024
Rail season ticket use in Great Britain falls to record low
Number of rail trips using season tickets now 13%, down from 34% before the pandemic
April 2024
Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start. It’s full renationalisation that Britain needs
Tom Haines-Doran
The Labour leader needs to stop counting the cost of investing in railways – and see the costs of not doing so, says Dr Tom Haines-Doran, author of Derailed
British railways under Tories are symbol of national decline, says Labour
Party plans to nationalise network and ‘unlock the trapped potential’ of rail to drive economic growth across the country
What is Labour’s plan for rail travel and will it make tickets cheaper?
Party wants to fully nationalise train network within five years of coming to power, in ‘biggest rail reform for a generation’
March 2024
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Supermarket loyalty pays off on trains
Get a railcard and ditch season tickets: how to beat the rail fare rises
UK ministers look to install highly paid boss to spearhead rail reform plan
Rail fares to rise by 4.9% in England and Wales on Sunday
February 2024
LNER simpler fares trial adds more than £100 to some train journeys
Campaigners urge rail firm to rethink ‘beyond tolerable’ prices on many trains running from London to Edinburgh
January 2024
Off-peak tube and rail fare trial to start on Fridays in London
London’s single tube and bus fares to be frozen, Khan says
LNER to scrap off-peak rail tickets between London and Edinburgh
UK watchdog rules Eurostar’s £39 seat sale advert was misleading
December 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Rightwing Tory MPs criticise Rishi Sunak’s ‘weakness’ over family visas U-turn – as it happened
Rail fare increase of 4.9% in England expected to exceed inflation
November 2023
The Guardian view on England’s train stations: make them part of a rail renaissance
Editorial: The government’s U-turn on closing more than 1,000 ticket offices is a relief. It is time to reject a short-sighted approach of managed decline
September 2023
Rail fares in England set to rise by almost 8% if tied to wage growth
Campaigners say using same formula as this year for 2024 will push many season tickets over £5,000 mark
August 2023
Rail fare rises in England will not exceed 9% inflation figure in 2024
Government confirms ticket price rises will be delayed until March and will be below retail prices index
