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3m
Protests over fare rises
Commuters returning to work after the Christmas holidays were greeted at stations across the country today by campaigners protesting about New Year fare rises.
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2m
Rail fares increased nationally
It’s the first Monday in January and that can only mean one thing – rail fares rise again.
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‘Money is no object,’ says PM on flood relief – FactCheck Q&A
David Cameron said “money is no object” when it comes to flood relief. How expensive might that end up for the government? And who is going to pay the most? FactCheck does the sums.
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FactCheck: train travel on track?
Will passenger numbers cut the grade for FirstGroup’s bid for the West Coast line? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Are the train operators the villains of the piece?
“There are other companies making much bigger amounts of money than the operators, and enjoying much higher profit margins.”
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FactCheck: Who’s right about rail fares?
“Sources in the rail industry have told FactCheck there was nothing to stop Labour from specifying a longer period of time in this document if they had really wanted the change to last longer than one year.”
