Ticket reform

Passenger going through the ticket gatelines

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Rail fares enforcement: "Much more work to be done" ORR tells RAIL

Much more work needs to be done to ensure that the rules governing rail fares enforcement are fit for purpose believes ORR’s director of strategy Stephanie Tobyn.

ORR 10 Jun

A ticket being checked by a conductor on a train

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Volunteers wanted to trial new East Midlands GPS ticketing system

The Government are looking for volunteers for a new ticketing trial which it hopes will kick-start its overhaul of the wider ticketing system across the national network.

DfT 6 Jun

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Urgent reform needed in rail fare enforcement, ORR review finds

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has recommended that rail fare enforcement is overhauled and made fairer in a new review of the current system.

ORR 4 Jun

CILT’s fares vision includes long-distance travel, over around 75 miles, moving to Anytime, Advance or “70-minute flex” fares, and for journeys outside PAYG and under 75 miles being limited to three fares - Peak Single, Off-Peak Single, and Super Off-Peak Single - with time restrictions to reflect demand. And “the concept of ‘different operators’ will disappear as GBR comes into being”. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Northern and TransPennine Express trains all wait at Manchester Piccadilly on May 5 2022. ALAMY.

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New study presents vision for fares reform which would 'bring in new customers'

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has set out a pathway for an easy-to-understand system.

Ticketing 10 Mar

After the pilot to abolish peak fares ended in October, the price of a peak-time commute between Glasgow and Edinburgh increased by 94%. Passengers at a busy Glasgow Queen Street station on December 20 2024. ALAMY.

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Scotland’s radical peak fares pilot: over and out?

The Scottish government has called time on its pilot scheme to abolish peak rail fares, but the calls for making public transport more accessible grow.

Passengers 27 Jan

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Transport Focus calls for national 'yellow card' warning for those who make ticket mistakes

Passenger watchdog wants train operators across the country to be more lenient with customers who buy the wrong ticket by mistake

Transport Focus 16 Jan

Passengers at York on July 25. JACK BOSKETT.

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FirstGroup calls for a 'Generation Rail' to boost future train travel

First Rail has unveiled ambitious plans to attract a new generation of rail users.

FirstGroup 2 Aug

Ticket reform

Rail fares enforcement: "Much more work to be done" ORR tells RAIL

Volunteers wanted to trial new East Midlands GPS ticketing system

Urgent reform needed in rail fare enforcement, ORR review finds

New study presents vision for fares reform which would 'bring in new customers'

Scotland’s radical peak fares pilot: over and out?

Transport Focus calls for national 'yellow card' warning for those who make ticket mistakes

FirstGroup calls for a 'Generation Rail' to boost future train travel

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Ticket reform

Rail fares enforcement: "Much more work to be done" ORR tells RAIL

Volunteers wanted to trial new East Midlands GPS ticketing system

Urgent reform needed in rail fare enforcement, ORR review finds

New study presents vision for fares reform which would 'bring in new customers'

Scotland’s radical peak fares pilot: over and out?

Transport Focus calls for national 'yellow card' warning for those who make ticket mistakes

FirstGroup calls for a 'Generation Rail' to boost future train travel

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains