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Rail industry calls for fares overhaul

Rail industry calls for fares overhaul

Train operators have called for an overhaul of the fares system including bringing in smart 'tap-in, tap-out' ticketing with single leg pricing, weekly capping and a smoothing of the 'cliff edge' between peak and off peak.

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Comment: The fight for a secure south western mainline is not over

Five years after the 2014 storms that destroyed the rail line at Dawlish, Chris Grayling announced an £80million investment in strengthening the sea wall. For Andrea Davis, Chair of the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF), the fight for a secure south west mainline is not over.
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The Department for Transport's director of local transport, Graham Pendlebury, is stepping down from his role this year.
Rail fares reform - the sector reacts

The recent calls for a rail fare overhaul from the Rail Delivery Group, appear to have provided a rare moment of unity in this fragmented sector - in that everyone seems to agree things need to change.
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Amey could be set to pay more than £200m to extricate itself from its troubled 25-year PFI contract with Birmingham after years of legal difficulties, according to reports.

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Not so smart: DfT rewrites history on ticketing pledges

Chris Ames asks whether the Government's announcement on pay-as-you-go will get rail passengers any further forward on genuine smart ticketing, i.e. not very far.