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Rail fares could rise by a significant amount next year, adding to the misery for millions of travelers
Commuters and other train passengers could see ticket prices jump by another 3.6% next March, on top of a near 5% rise earlier this year, piling more financial pain on travellers already enduring widespread delays and cancellations
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UK rail season tickets at record low due to more people working from home
Season tickets accounted for 13% of the 1.6 billion journeys made on Britain's railways in the year up to March end
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Fuming train passenger slapped with £104 fine – despite buying £3 train ticket
Rhema Otache, 25, was fined over £100 after losing her return train ticket, despite showing Merseyrail staff proof she had bought the ticket. She has now appealed the fine
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Train fares cap will save passengers up to £124 a week, says rail firm
The automatic weekly fares capping has been introuced by Britain's largest train company and will save some passengers up to £124 a week, it claims
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Man fuming over 'obscene' price he's quoted for Newcastle to London train
One man took to X (formerly Twitter) to moan about the price of a Newcastle to London train journey – and many other Brits couldn't believe it as they branded the cost of the ticket 'obscene'
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Rail staff spend £13k per week on planes rather than trains as they are cheaper
As rail users continue to be hit with some of the highest fares in Europe, bosses at Network Rail have been spent almost £250k last year on flights despite boosting trains as a greener travel option
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'I'll fix our broken railways with simpler tickets and better value fares'
Writing for the Mirror, Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh set out how Labour's plan to renationalise the railways will improve journeys for train passengers
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Fare dodger fined £10k as they're finally caught after nearly 5 years of evasion
The passenger was stopped in London as part of a routine inspection, where a revenue protection officer found they had been evading travel fares for nearly five years
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Man finds it's cheaper to fly to Africa than get train from London to Motherwell
Chris Thomson's post on X, which was formerly known as Twitter, has been shared more than 500 times and liked by 13,000 people, some of whom have blasted train prices
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Top five ways you can find cheaper train tickets as rail fares rocket from today
Brits will experience a stark increase in rail fares from this weekend following 18 months of travel disruption across the country - campaigners have warned the damaging affects on commuters
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Nearly half of Brits admit they lack knowledge about Britain's railway history
In fact, only a fifth have heard of Richard Trevithick - and just 14% are aware that he played a key role in designing the world's first steam-powered locomotive
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Train fare 'simplification' trial adds more than £100 to cost of some journeys
Rail campaign groups have described the trial as 'awful' and 'a smokescreen' after it resulted in the cost of some journeys increasing
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Train office staff 'discouraged from offering passengers cheapest fares'
Websites such as Trainline promote split fares, which cut travel costs by using more than one ticket for a journey, while most machines do not
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Man arrested over lack of valid train ticket despite shelling out £120
British Transport Police arrested Alex Lennon as he tried to make his way to a work meeting in London. He spent more than £100 on a train ticket but was stopped by staff and officers
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Brits warned train tickets can cost double when bought at station machines
Mystery shoppers discovered that fares purchased online were cheaper around three-quarters of the time, and on average, same day journeys cost a hefty 52% from machines at stations than online
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Man Utd star's £180k Lamborghini plastered with tickets after being dumped
Manchester United and England left-back Luke Shaw has seen his £180,000 Lamborghini Urus decorated in parking tickets after leaving the supercar at Wilmslow train station
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London to Edinburgh train to launch that will be 'faster than flying'
LNER has announced that its long-awaited fast service between London and Edinburgh will launch in December 2024 if all goes to plan, linking the English and Scottish capitals in just over four hours
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Brits can bag £1 train tickets in huge sale including Whitby and Newcastle
Northern Rail is flogging thousands of tickets for £1 through its 'Low Fare Finder' to and from locations including Newcastle, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Sunderland
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UK's longest train journey takes 14 hours and is full of 'bucket list' views
Train enthusiasts can take on the UK's longest train journey which covers 785 miles in 14 hours and is considered a 'bucket list' trip for anyone who wants to make the most of British scenery
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All the bills set to go up in 2024 including council tax and TV licence
Next year millions are set for another rise to day to day household bills - the Mirror has rounded up all the bills which are all set to see a rise and how much they could rise by
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Train prices to rise as huge increase confirmed in blow for travellers
Train travellers already faced a 5.9% rise in rail fares rise in England and Wales this March so the announcement will come as a blow to those who use rail services
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Brits opt for planes over trains this Christmas due to sky high ticket prices
Flying is cheaper than taking a train on four-out-of-five popular routes while an average train ticket is 3.4 times the cost of flying, a study by Greenpeace has found
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The £15 digital railcard that could save a third on train tickets
The festively frugal deal has limited cards available
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Warning issues to commuters as peak train fare changes come into force
Commuters are being warned by National Rail that prices will change for tickets in and out of London from Sunday during peak time as part of the ongoing rollout of Contactless
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Commuter's fury after being fined £142 despite trying four times to pay fare
Kelly Hannah-Rogers couldn't buy a ticket at Folkestone Station in Kent when trying to travel to London, and tried three further times before being given a penalty fare