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Rail firms deluged with complaints as fares rise

29.06.11
Rail passengers are making more complaints about late trains and overcrowding as fares soar, a survey has revealed ... more

Travel nightmare as rail and Tube closures hit bank holiday

27.05.11
Travellers likely to struggle to get around London this bank holiday weekend amid rail and Tube closures and expected jams on the roads caused by sports events ... more

Scrap fares cap on busy rail routes, says report

19.05.11
Train companies should be allowed to make commuters pay huge fare increases on the most overcrowded routes, a key report reveals... more

British pensioner, 85, crosses the Atlantic on a raft

07.04.11
British pensioner has written himself into the history books after successfully crossing the Atlantic on a raft made of pipes ... more

Biggest fare rises for least punctual trains

26.11.10
Commuters facing the highest rail fare rises are also suffering the worst punctuality, new figures show... more

Network Rail faces £3 million timetabling fine

28.10.10
Network Rail faces a £3 million fine for a timetabling failure which left some train companies unable to take bookings, it was announced... more

Rail station car parks 'too expensive'

30.09.10
Only 10% of rail passengers believe station car parks offer value for money, a survey shows... more

More rail commuters say they are getting value for money

22.06.10
Number of rail passengers who believe they get value for money has increased by eight points to a record 48 per cent following the January fares freeze... more

Network Rail in High Court battle to stop train strike that could cripple country

01.04.10
Network Rail will take legal action in a bid to avert a strike by signal workers which would cripple train services across the country next week... more

Fewer commuters think trains offer value for money

04.02.10
Passenger satisfaction with rail services has barely changed over the past year and fewer believe train travel offers value for money... more

£1.1billion rail electrification means years of hold-ups

23.07.09
Commuters face years of delays on one of Britain’s busiest rail lines as it is electrified, after Gordon Brown gave the go ahead to the £1.1 billion project... more

Pc 'attacked by shopping mob' over a piece of litter

15.07.09
Police constable told how he was attacked by a mob after asking a schoolgirl to pick up a burger wrapper... more

Want a seat on the train? Move to the coast, rail chief tells commuters

25.06.09
Londoners who want a seat on their train to work have been told to move to the seaside by the head of Britain's busiest rail company... more

Passengers face £2.50 levy for seat on train

12.05.09
Passengers will be charged an extra £2.50 a journey to guarantee a seat on crowded trains... more

London rail firms offer worst deal in Europe

19.02.09
Rail passengers in London and the South-East endure the highest fares and the worst overcrowding in Europe, the Government's own watchdog reveals... more

Stations can be frightening late at night, admits minister

18.02.09
A transport minister admitted that waiting for a train late at night in London in a poorly lit and unmanned stations can be a "frightening experience"... more

Cuts would be ‘short-sighted’

28.01.09
Rising levels of passenger satisfaction could be reversed by cuts in service, the rail watchdog warned... more

Passengers welcome move to curb closure of rail ticket offices

13.01.09
Passenger groups hailed a victory in the battle to stop the mass closure of ticket offices by rail companies across London and the South-East... more

Inflation link to rail fare rises 'must be ditched'

02.01.09
Ministers are facing mounting pressure to scrap inflation-linked rail fare increases... more

Rail operator applies brake to fare rises

18.12.08
At last some good news for rail passengers - an operator serving London will not be increasing fares next month.... more

Delayed rail passengers 'are not told how to claim refunds'

18.11.08
Rail passengers are missing out on hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation for poor service because they don't know how to claim refunds, MPs say... more

New train ticketing 'could be used to sneak in fare rises'

08.09.08
A new train ticketing system has been condemned for not going far enough in keeping prices down... more

Rail upgrades at risk as budget is slashed by £3bn

05.06.08
Multi-billion plans to improve train services for London commuters were put "at risk" when Network Rail's budget was slashed by more than £3 billion... more

Fares shake-up to end train ticket confusion

24.04.08
A major shake-up of the rail fares system designed to make it easier for passengers to buy the best-value ticket for their journey is to be introduced next month... more

Kelly pledges 14,500 more seats for busiest routes

09.04.08
Commuters on one of London's busiest routes were given the promise of nearly 400 extra carriages to tackle overcrowding... more

Summer timetable of rail chaos and delays

02.04.08
Millions of rail passengers were warned of summer chaos on the West Coast Main Line between Euston and the North... more

Early holiday promises an easier time on the roads

19.03.08
Drivers are set for one of the quietest ever Easter holidays - but rail and Tube passengers face delays... more


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