Updated 14.45, 14.52, 15.13The freeze on regulated National Rail fares in England until March 2027 will have cost £775 million by 2030-31, according to the Treasury. The immediate reduction in railway revenue, assuming that passenger figures will not rise as a reaction, will be £145 million in the coming financial year. Other

12.50, 13.38Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed investment in the Midlands Rail Hub, Northern Powerhouse Rail  and the Transpennine Route Upgrade.She has also included the freeze on regulated fares charged by National Rail operators in England. What do you think? Click here to let us know.

12.50, 13.3Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed investment in the Midlands Rail Hub, Northern Powerhouse Rail  and the Transpennine Route Upgrade.She has also included the freeze on regulated fares charged by National Rail operators in England. What do you think? Click here to let us know.

The RMT has declared a dispute with East Midlands Railway following two ‘violent’ assaults by passengers. In one case staff had hot water thrown at them and were attacked with a fire extinguisher, while in a separate incident rival football fans were involved in a ‘mass brawl’ on a train which

The Office of Rail and Road has revealed that railway earnings were up last year, further reducing the level of subsidies paid by government. However, there is still some way to go before the level of government support falls back to the levels achieved before Covid. The news has come as

Talks to end the dispute between the RMT and CrossCountry have failed, and the union has announced new strike dates. The dispute is mainly over pay, including overtime rates, rest day working and differentials between grades. The RMT said it had tried to negotiate a settlement ‘for months’, and it called a

Updated 23 NovemberTransport secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that regulated National Rail fares in England will be frozen in 2026, instead of rising by at least the RPI for July 2025, which was 4.8 per cent. The government said: ‘The Chancellor is set to freeze fares at the Budget, with passengers

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander is set to announce that National Rail fares in England will be frozen in 2026, instead of rising by at least the RPI for July 2025, which was 4.8 per cent. The Scottish Government has already made rail travel cheaper by abolishing peak fares, and this decision

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is welcoming widespread reports that next week’s budget will include funding for a £1.7 billion extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead.  Although confirmation will have to wait until Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her formal speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday, a

New plans for East West Rail have been published following a public consultation, including a reduction in the number of stations between Bletchley and Bedford and a new station at Cambridge East, but the rail unions are opposing Chiltern’s intention to run driver-only trains on the newest section, between Bicester