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Around 150 million train tickets were bought from machines in 2022 - many at inflated prices.
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ScotRail has revealed it was so worried that suspending peak fares would cause overcrowding that it limited advertising of the discount.
The operator said passenger numbers had increased by 4 per cent since the trial started in October. However, the experiment is not expected to recoup its £15 million cost, which was funded by the Scottish Government. (Permalink) Fares Peak fares ScotRail |
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Avanti West Coast introduce new 9 Superfare ticket between Birmingham and London Euston.
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ScotRail has announced that it will be cutting fares on several train routes to encourage people to ditch their cars in a new Scottish Government-funded project.
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ScotRail fares will become 'cheaper and simpler' but the cheapest off-peak tickets are withdrawn.
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Peak-time rail fares are to be scrapped across Scotland in a trial starting next month.
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The government have heard loud and clear about the unreliability and danger of the road, says Inverness Chamber of Commerce boss.
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Our latest report 'Off Track finds' that Scotland's most vulnerable transport users are being neglected by Government delays. The Scottish Government had promised to report on its Fair Fares Review ...
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Ferry fares on the Clyde & Hebrides and Northern Isles ferry networks have been frozen for a further six months.
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Chaidh iarraidh gun tèid faraidhean rèile ann an Alba a lùghdachadh às dèidh dhan Chaledonian Sleeper a dhol dhan roinn phoblaich.
Tha aonadh an RMT ag ràdh gu bheil an t-àm ann crathadh mòr a thoirt air an rèile is ScotRail is an Caledonian Sleeper a-nise le Riaghaltas na h-Alba. (Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Fares ScotRail Serco |
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Northern has warned so-called modern-day fare dodgers on its network they are leaving a trail of digital breadcrumbs for their investigators to follow.
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Concerns have been raised that a key Scots island is to become inaccessible after ferry operator CalMac imposed an up to 70% increase in fares.
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Students in Scotland are set to benefit from a fares boost thanks to the return of ScotRail's half-price ticket offer next week. The offer will see the train operator cut its prices through Spring and Easter with a massive 50 per cent discount on train tickets across Scotland's Railway. College and university students will be able to take advantage of half-price Off-Peak tickets on ScotRail services from Monday, 27 March 2023 until Sunday, 30 April 2023.
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The changes, which affect travel on Metro, Glider, NI Railways, Enterprise, Goldliner and Ulsterbus services.
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The transport secretary will explain how tickets can be simpler for passengers in a speech on Tuesday.
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ScotRail is launching a fantastic half-price ticket sale on all off-peak train fares, with millions of tickets available giving people across the country an opportunity to explore Scotland by rail for less. Customers can buy their discounted tickets between Thursday, 26 January and Thursday, 2 February 2023 inclusive, with travel valid between 26 January and 28 February 2023 inclusive.
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The forthcoming suspension of peak-hour ScotRail fares will be confined to certain routes rather than being trialled across the network, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs on Tuesday.
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Fares on ferry services to the Northern Isles and the Hebrides are being capped for six months in response to the ongoing disruption.
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Train passengers using Lockerbie station are set for a 'double whammy' with prices. South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has highlighted two issues facing the Mid Annandale stop. He explained that fares will increase in line with English rises, and also revealed the station is not covered by ScotRail's plans to scrap peak time fares.
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Tourism chiefs have told MPs Scotland needs to emulate Switzerland and invest in improved and more affordable transport for international visitors.
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Tickets on rail services across Scotland and on the Caledonian Sleeper would rise by an average of £13 if government subsidies were axed, a report has revealed.
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Members of Dunbar Community Council have expressed their confusion that ScotRail's Kids for a Quid scheme does not cover journeys between Edinburgh Waverley and Dunbar - and have called on the train operator to be clearer as to why.
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Fares for Northlink's ferry services will be capped at their current rate over the winter period, it has been announced.
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ScotRail fares will be frozen until at least March 2023, the First Minister announced as part of her Programme of Government plans.
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The next ScotRail fares increase will be postponed by two months to at least March and be less than the anticipated 12.3 per cent rise, Transport Scotland has announced.
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Scottish Labour has warned against the prospect of fares increasing.
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The sale on British train tickets touted by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been dubbed the 'Great British Rail Fail' by disappointed critics. Just 0.66 per cent of all journeys are discounted.
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ScotRail managers have finally tackled a ticketing quirk preventing passengers traveling from Leuchars to Glasgow on one ticket.
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A Drumchapel veteran is backing calls for accessible and affordable local transport networks for visually impaired people.
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The Scottish Government is being urged to do more to cut train fares as train tickets from England to Scotland are set to be slashed by as much as half by the UK Government.
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Labour and unions say Great British Rail sale will do nothing for commuters who have suffered steep fare risesA government-backed Great British Rail sale to tempt travellers back to trains will slash the cost of a million journeys next month, but unions have dismissed it as a gimmick.The Department for Transport said the offer was further supporting families with the cost of living at a time of high inflation.
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Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May.
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Over 75,000 discounted tickets available on Avanti West Coast services as part of the Great British Rail Sale.
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As ScotRail moves into public ownership, taking action to create accessible and affordable rail travel for blind and partially sighted people and their companions must sit as a priority for decision makers.
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The trains need to go where people want, when people want and at a reasonable price. This in essence is our approach to rail travel and should surely be the mission statement of those in charge.
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Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr asked what plans the First Minister has in order to reduce fares in the country.
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ScotRail passengers in Fife are preparing for a grim 2022 as they face up to a perfect storm of fare increases, permanently reduced services and a wave of temporary Covid-19 cancellations.
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British rail passengers pay up to seven times more for rail fares than other Europeans. It found that an off-peak single for the 168-mile service between Prague and Ostrava in the Czech Republic costs just £9.36. However the journey of similar length between London and Manchester is £66.10 “ around seven times more.
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Transport Scotland has today confirmed the fares increase it will put in place as it seeks to recover rail revenues lost throughout the pandemic.
From late January, both peak and off-peak regulated fares will increase by July 2021 RPI (3.8%). This is a necessary step away from previous years where the off-peak fares increase was lower (RPI-1). (Permalink) Fares Transport Scotland |
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Transport Scotland has today confirmed the fares increase it will put in place as it seeks to recover rail revenues lost throughout the pandemic.
From late January, both peak and off-peak regulated fares will increase by July 2021 RPI (3.8%). This is a necessary step away from previous years where the off-peak fares increase was lower (RPI-1). (Permalink) Fares |
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Fares for motorhomes are set to soar on CalMac ferries after demands from angry locals to end the loophole that saw the vehicles get heavily subsidised under a scheme for cheaper travel.
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An announcement that rail fares will rise by 3.8% in March was postponed by ministers last week after the furious backlash over downgraded government plans for rail investment in the north. The fare rise for England and Wales, not yet publicly confirmed but contained in leaked papers seen by the Guardian, will be the biggest in nine years.
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Environmental campaigners have hit out as prices for train travel between London and Glasgow for COP26 can be to three times higher than air fares.
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ScotRail is making one of its most popular ticket options even cheaper and easier to use by standardising the discount across its entire network, and doubling the time in which customers have to use them.
Until now, customers could make 10 journeys on the same route within one month, typically saving at least 10 per cent or more on the cost of a single ticket, effectively 10 tickets for the price of nine. (Permalink) Fares Flexipass ScotRail |
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Passengers who have cancelled their Christmas travel plans will have their train and coach bookings refunded, the government has announced.The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said customers would not be left out of pocket for doing the right thing amid the tightening of Covid-19 restrictions across the UK.
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