Fares reform, flexible ticketing and family offerings to aid recovery

摘要

Without major fares reform and flexible ticketing, "rail may never fully recover" from the COVID-19 pandemic. That was the warning from Salim Patel, programme manager for Transport for the North's strategic rail team. The rail offer will need to meet "new emergency needs", he told RAIL'S National Rail Recovery Conference. This will mean recognising that the traditional season ticket is "probably not the right option for most travellers anymore", as office workers may not return for the full five days - and some may never return at all.