There are fears that regulated rail fares could be set to increase by 5.8 per cent in 2026, after it was revealed this morning that the Retail Prices Index for July was 4.8 per cent. The July RPI is customarily used as the base for changes in rail fares the following

Services on CrossCountry will be ‘significantly’ reduced over the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekend, and there will be no trains at all on Saturday. The RMT is continuing industrial action in its dispute with CrossCountry over overtime and rest day working, and is staging walkouts on Saturday and Monday. CrossCountry is also warning

A campaigning group which opposes privatisation has launched a new report which calls on the government to complete renationalisation of the railways by abolishing rolling stock leasing companies, boosting rail investment and reversing the ’disaggregation’ of the railways which was a major element of privatisation 30 years ago. The report, ‘Passengers,

A campaigning group which opposes privatisation is launching a new report today which calls on the government to complete renationalisation of the railways by abolishing rolling stock leasing companies, boosting rail investment and reversing the ’disaggregation’ of the railways which was a major element of privatisation 30 years ago. The report,

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has written to train operators in ‘full support’ of the conclusions of a recent Office of Rail and Road report on how TOCs deal with passengers who try to evade paying fares. The ORR published the results of a government-commissioned review into enforcement in June this year. It

The RMT held a mass meeting in Manchester on Thursday (14 August) as part of its national campaign to end outsourcing on the railways. The event heard from general secretary Eddie Dempsey and regional organiser Steve Shaw as the union steps up its fight for an integrated, publicly owned railway. The RMT argues

The RMT held a mass meeting in Manchester on Thursday (14 August) as part of its national campaign to end outsourcing on the railways. The event heard from general secretary Eddie Dempsey and regional organiser Steve Shaw as the union steps up its fight for an integrated, publicly owned railway. The RMT argues

The RMT is holding a mass meeting in Manchester today as part of its national campaign to end outsourcing on the railways. The event at The Vine Inn in Kennedy Street at 14.00 will hear from general secretary Eddie Dempsey and regional organiser Steve Shaw as the union steps up its

Speed restrictions are being imposed on the c2c network in Essex from Monday and passengers are being warned that the timetable will change, resulting in longer journeys on some services. South Essex is the latest area where railways have been affected by exceptionally dry weather. This causes the soil under lines