Labour demands higher rail fares are axed over Christmas to stop off-peak trains being packed Travel restrictions lifted from December 23 to 27 sparking fears of virus spread Labour calls to suspend higher fares over the five days to reduce overcrowding Two million people travel by rail each year between Christmas and New Year By … Read more
Fears of chaos on Britain’s rail network during the festive period has prompted the government to appoint a travel tsar to help 2.2million people get home for Christmas. Ministers are preparing urgent plans to prevent Christmas getaway chaos amid fears huge numbers of people will be unable to join their families during the five-day relaxation … Read more
Rishi Sunak vowed to plough £100billion into road, rail and broadband projects yesterday. The Chancellor refused to renege on the Government’s plan for ‘once-in-a-generation’ infrastructure spending. Despite the Covid hit to the economy, he said he was pressing ahead with the highest sustained level of public investment in more than 40 years. Mr Sunak told … Read more
Train fares are set to spike above inflation at the start of 2021 with annual ticket costs predicted to soar by £80 on average. Commuters and frequent travellers have just weeks to buy their season tickets at 2020 prices before a 2.6 per cent rise is imposed, reports suggest. It would be the first time … Read more
With all the delays, spiralling costs and protests up and down the country, you might have thought HS2 was going nowhere fast. In fact, as these astonishing pictures reveal, the controversial project has been quietly tearing up swathes of the Buckinghamshire countryside – and is now set to tunnel under the Chilterns. This week two … Read more
Rail firms plan to slash timetables in the new year to cut costs amid fears a FIFTH of commuters will abandon trains indefinitely More than a fifth of passengers are not expected to return to regular rail use Passenger numbers have been slashed since the start of the covid pandemic The Department for Transport has … Read more
Rail union boss Mick Cash QUITS the RMT blaming a ‘campaign of harassment’ against him after months of internal clashes Mick Cash was elected general secretary of the union in September 2014 He has faced several clashes with the union’s executive in recent months He went on sick leave after suffering stress and had only … Read more
FirstGroup bosses back on full salaries after taking pandemic pay cut despite collapse in train passenger numbers and Government’s bailout of industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 Bosses at rail operator FirstGroup have returned to full salaries after taking a … Read more
Demand for rail travel fell to levels not seen since the mid-19th century with 400million fewer journeys after virus outbreak – with £184m made in ticket sales compared to £2.7billion in 2019 35 million journeys made in first quarter of 2020, compared to 439m in 2019 Revenue between April and June was £184m, compared to … Read more
Four out of five London companies want flexible rail season tickets for their staff so part-time commuting can be made more cost effective, a survey has revealed. Information collected from more than 500 companies in the UK capital found half had staff working from home to enable social distancing. One in five has different groups … Read more