The new annual passenger survey by watchdog Transport Focus reveals the frustrations faced by passengers, especially commuters, rather than a system in good health. The National Rail Passenger Survey…Read more…
Privatising Network Rail could put passenger safety at risk, warns new report
Privatising Network Rail could be bad for passenger safety and lead to higher fares, according to a new report published in December 2015. The report – Staying On The Right Track by Dr John Stittle…Read more…
Campaigners take action at over 100 stations to end #railripoff
Campaigners took action at over 100 stations yesterday to protest another wage-busting rise in rail fares and to call for an affordable railway under public ownership. At London King’s…Read more…
Take action – end #RailRipOff
Commuters in the UK spend up to six times as much on rail fares compared with others in Europe.Read more…
End #RailRipOff
In January, passengers returning to work after Christmas will see their fares rise yet again.Read more…
Video: What commuters think about #RailRipOff fares
Commuters at London’s King’s Cross station talk about fares and public ownership.Read more…
Are you celebrating the ‘small’ increase in rail fares from next year?
Today the Rail Delivery Group announced that fares will rise by an average of 1.1 per cent from January. That’s for unregulated fares like off-peak leisure and advance purchase tickets, which are set…Read more…
Safety Before Profits – Keep Network Rail Public
Help ensure safety and investment in our railways is put before profits, by keeping Network Rail in the public sector.Read more…
End #RailRipOff on 4 January – join us at Kings Cross and stations across the country
In January, passengers returning to work after Christmas will see their fares rise yet again. Over the last five years rail fares have risen nearly three times faster than average wages. We have the…Read more…
Decrepit and overcrowded trains – the reality of rail privatisation
We were told that privatisation would bring investment and innovation, yet passengers in the UK are travelling on some of the oldest trains in Europe. The average age of trains is now 20.2 years…Read more…
Where now for Labour and rail public ownership?
There was a huge turnout for the Action for Rail fringe ‘Where now for Labour and rail public ownership? at Labour Party Conference 2015. Following presentations from the panel, there was a lively…Read more…
Action for Rail hold fringe on public ownership at Labour conference
Does rail privatisation deliver the best deal for passengers and taxpayers?
Does rail privatisation deliver the best deal for passengers and taxpayers? was the subject of lively discussion, along with other questions from the audience, at the Action for Rail fringe meeting…Read more…
Peak rail services at breaking point under privatisation, new overcrowding figures reveal
New overcrowding figures indicate rail services are at breaking point under privatisation. The Rail Executive, part of the Department for Transport (DFT), has found that popular commuter train…Read more…
Action for Rail hold fringe on rail privatisation at TUC Congress
Campaigners protest as fares rise nearly three times faster than wages
Campaigners gathered at over 30 stations across England and Scotland yesterday (August 18), from London Waterloo to Glasgow Central, to protest another rise in rail fares and to call for an…Read more…
Rail fares have risen by 25 per cent since 2010, TUC analysis reveals
18 August 2015 Rail fares for season tickets, and other regulated fares, have risen nearly three times faster than wages over the last five years, according to new analysis published today (Tuesday)…Read more…
Take Action: Email your MP and ask them to support our call for an affordable railway
Take Action: Email your MP and ask them to support our call for an affordable railwayRead more…
Take action: protest 2016 fare rise & support public ownership
Support our protest in August for an affordable railway under public ownershipRead more…
Take action: protest 2016 fare rise & support public ownership
Rail fares are rising again, yet the cost of living doesn’t get any cheaper. In January 2016 passengers will be asked to pay out even more for their rail fares. Passengers and taxpayers are…Read more…