Fares rethink signalled in government's McNulty response

摘要

The practice of raising rail fares above the rate of inflation is to end soon, says transport secretary Justine Greening in a new command paper -Reforming Our Railways: Putting the Customer First. 'We recognise passengers' serious concern about rail fares and the impact of higher than expected inflation on family budgets/ the report says. It commits to first reducing, and then ending above inflation on regulated fares.