Britain's trains - less affordable every year
Sunday 2nd March sees most rail fares rise by 4.6%. This is yet another inflation-busting increase and campaigners are not happy.
“The only thing reliable about Britain's trains is that they’ll become less affordable every year” said Bruce Williamson from Railfuture. “We had hoped that a new government would mean a change of policy, but no - passengers are still being punished for going green.
“This policy will continue to drive passengers away from environmentally-friendly rail and make our polluted and congested roads even worse.
“We already have pretty much the most expensive rail fares in Europe. Soon we’ll need to take out a mortgage just to buy a ticket.
“If they can find the money to freeze fuel duty for motorists, they can afford to freeze rail fares too. When will passengers ever get a break?”