RAILSCOT | Calls for major fares shake-up as rail prices rise despite pandemic [Scotsman]

Calls for major fares shake-up as rail prices rise despite pandemic [Scotsman]

Date: 20/08/2020

Rail commuters face an increase in season ticket prices of 1.6 per cent despite people being urged to return to work amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Calls for major fares shake-up as rail prices rise despite pandemic

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Rail commuters face an increase in season ticket prices of 1.6 per cent despite people being urged to return to work amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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19/08/2020	Britain's rail passengers face 1.6% January fare rise despite Covid crisis [The Guardian]
19/08/2020	Edinburgh to Glasgow season tickets could increase by £67 as rail fares across the country rise [The Scotsman]
18/08/2020	Cut rail fares to counter Covid slump in train travel, watchdog urges [The Guardian]
12/08/2020	Rail commuters set for 1% fare rise despite plea for return to offices [Greenock Telegraph]
10/08/2020	Nationalised rail operator slashes fares to win back passengers [The Independent]
05/08/2020	What will travel look like in the future? [Nestrans]
11/01/2020	'Split ticket' rail fares to go mainstream say experts [BBC News]
05/01/2020	'Rising rail fares could drive people out of Inverclyde' [Greenock Telegraph]
02/01/2020	Rail fares to go up across Scotland [BBC News]
06/12/2019	West Coast Rail: Preston-to-Scotland rail fares to be capped [BBC News]
30/11/2019	Rail fares to go up by 2.7%: Why do prices rise every year? [ITV News]
14/08/2019	Rail fares set to rise again in January [BBC News]
18/02/2019	Plans to overhaul rail fares system could end split ticketing [ITV News]
03/01/2019	Michael Matheson: Train fares increase unwelcome [Scotsman]
07/12/2018	ScotRail fares should be frozen in Scottish budget, Labour says [Scotsman]
30/11/2018	Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January [BBC News]
28/09/2018	Alastair Dalton: How to find hidden cheaper rail fares [Scotsman]
15/08/2018	Campaigners protest in Edinburgh against increase in rail fares [Scotsman]
13/08/2018	Commuters could see rail fares rise by 3.5% next year [ITV News]
28/06/2018	Aberdeen councillor: Train fares could plummet if operators switch to green fuel [Evening Express]
30/05/2018	New 'door-to-door' rail fares will combine trains and taxis in one ticket [Telegraph]
02/01/2018	Rail fares: Commuters 'priced out' by increases, campaigners say [BBC News[
05/12/2017	Rail fare rise biggest for five years [BBC News]
15/08/2017	Rail fares to rise by up to 3.6% [BBC News]
01/02/2017	End of rip-off rail fares as ticket pricing system gets overhaul [Telegraph]
10/01/2017	Lancashire MP Mark Menzies to fight 'barmy' rail fares to London [BBC News]
02/12/2016	ScotRail fares decision 'before year-end' [BBC News]
24/11/2016	Sturgeon 'will consider' ScotRail fare freeze [BBC News]
04/08/2016	How to hack your train fares in half [BBC]
04/05/2016	ScotRail fare dodgers to pay £30 penalty [Scotsman]
28/03/2016	Rail fares up but passenger satisfaction also on rise [BBC News]
03/01/2016	Why are UK train tickets more expensive than in Europe? [BBC News]
02/01/2016	Rail fares increase by 1.1% in England, Scotland and Wales [BBC News]
03/12/2015	Rail fares to rise by average of 1.1% from 2 January [BBC News]
18/08/2015	Rail fares rise 'nearly three times faster' than wages [BBC News]
01/08/2014	Train tickets: the best bargains and the worst ripoffs [Guardian]
04/05/2014	Labour should reform the railways, prospective MPs say [BBC News]
13/08/2013	Rail protests as train fares set to increase [Channel 4 News]
25/06/2013	Network Rail chiefs in secret plan for £10m 'double bonus' [Evening Standard]
18/01/2013	ScotRail chief’s £54,000 pay rise met with fury [Scotsman]
09/12/2012	Below-inflation Scottish off-peak rail fare pledge [BBC]
14/08/2012	Protests over 'massive' rail fares hike as unions warn of £5,000 a year season tickets [Independent]
08/03/2012	Government pledge on rail fares [Scotsman]
16/09/2011	Barriers go up at station to beat rail fare dodgers [Evening Times]
16/08/2011	Rail fares rise condemned as 'eye-watering' by Labour [Guardian]
14/08/2011	Rail fare rises of 13% 'may break government', campaigners warn [Guardian]
08/06/2011	ScotRail posts will man gates to halt rail fare dodgers [BBC News]
19/05/2011	Railway report - off peak fares will rise [Sky News]
27/04/2011	Glasgow station gates to combat rail fare dodgers [BBC]
04/01/2011	Protest urged after rail fares rise [Press Association]
30/12/2010	Massive railway fare rises prompt petition [Express & Star]
21/11/2010	Rail fares up by average 6.2% in new year [BBC News]
17/10/2010	Rail fares 'to rise by up to 40%' [Telegraph]
16/08/2010	Rail fares could rise by 10% following latest inflation figures
02/01/2010	Rise in rail fares criticised by watchdog [BBC News]
16/11/2009	Rail operator makes fare changes [BBC News Article]
03/11/2009	First £1,000 rail fare criticised [BBC News]
19/02/2009	British commuters pay twice European rail fares [The Times]
02/01/2009	Rail fares double as operators squeeze off peak ticket sales [The Times]
21/11/2008	Scots rail fares set to increase [BBC News Article]
28/11/2007	Passengers face rail fare rises [BBC News Article]
17/09/2007	Call to cut rail fares after tolls end [Scotsman]
13/03/2007	10 legit ways to get cheaper rail fares [BBC News]
30/11/2006	Rail fare rises to outstrip inflation [Scotsman]
22/09/2006	On track for cheap rail fare [Scotsman]
28/07/2006	Legal ruling 'may force up rail fares' [Scotsman]
12/06/2006	Minister wants rail fare talks [Scotsman]
19/05/2006	'Exorbitant' rail fares attacked [BBC News]
11/05/2006	Lower rail fares on track [Scotsman]
10/05/2006	Lower rail fares on track [Scotsman]
04/02/2006	Train firm on track to boost cheap fares [Scotsman]
09/12/2005	Watchdog criticises 'eye-watering' rail fares rise [Scotsman]
08/05/2005	Rail fare dodge crackdown puts First on track [Scotsman]
21/04/2005	Continental rail travel 'cheaper' [BBC News]
31/03/2005	First ScotRail slash up to 77% off rail fares for over-55s
22/03/2005	Rail fares warning as GNER faces £80m surge in costs of franchise [Scotsman]
02/12/2004	Rail passengers' misery stoked by big fares rise [Scotsman]
30/11/2004	Blunkett repays lover's rail fare [BBC News]
30/04/2004	Cheap train travel just the ticket for over-55s [Scotsman]

Calls for major fares shake-up as rail prices rise despite pandemic [Scotsman]

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