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Peak rail fares in Scotland to be axed for six months to encourage train travel

Trial will see Edinburgh-Glasgow day-return fare almost halved, with ‘oodles of capacity’ on rush-hour trains

The Independent UK

Britain’s railways ‘not fit for purpose’ and ‘financially unsustainable’, transport secretary warns

Mark Harper outlines ‘fundamental reform’ for trains including setting up Great British Railways and simplifying fares

The Independent UK

‘The railways aren’t fit for purpose’ – so what do ministers propose?

Train Talk: What the passenger wants is clear – now the government has to deliver

The Independent UK

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UK train tickets could be priced like airline seats in rail shake-up

Return tickets could be scrapped in demand-based system as part of wider reforms to ‘broken model’, says transport secretary

The Guardian - UK

Mark Harper pledges to enhance role of private firms in railways

Mr Harper delivered the annual George Bradshaw address in central London.

The Independent UK

Price of train tickets to fluctuate based on demand under new trial scheme

The new scheme will work under a demand and supply system, which will see train fares fluctuate depending on how many seats have been filled on London North Eastern Railway services

Daily Mirror

Contactless payments for rail users in South East to be extended

Transport Secretary Mark Harper will also confirm plans to expand single leg pricing across the entire LNER network

Evening Standard

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Rail fare costs will change based on demand in new government trial

The Department for Transport hopes the trial will help manage railway capacity and increase revenue

Manchester Evening News

Rail fares to fluctuate based on demand in London North Eastern Railway trial scheme

Fares will be more or less expensive depending on how many seats have been filled

Evening Standard

Rail fares will change depending on demand during new trial

It will also see single fares always being half the cost of a return

Wales Online

Rail fares to fluctuate based on demand in trial scheme

The Department for Transport said the LNER trial is an attempt to better manage capacity while also raising revenue.

The Independent UK

Why are UK train fares so irrational? The Man In Seat 61 explains

Many return tickets cost just £1 more than singles – the result of an experiment conducted by British Rail decades ago

The Independent UK

Return train tickets are expected to be scrapped across the UK under new reforms

The UK rail shake-up will be revealed by the transport secretary later this week.

Evening Standard

Return train tickets could soon be axed - with Brits having to buy two singles instead

In a merger for British rail services, Transport Secretary Mark Harper is reportedly looking to announce the end of return tickets to make way for two single trips costing the same.

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Liverpool Echo

Return train tickets could be axed in major railway shake up

Passengers may be forced to buy two singles for the same price instead

The Independent UK

Return train fares expected to be scrapped in shake-up of British rail system

Mark Harper set to unveil plans to create long-awaited public body to oversee significant chunk of rail operations

Daily Mirror

Return train tickets could be SCRAPPED forcing Brits to buy two singles for every trip

Transport Secretary Mark Harper is reportedly poised to announce the end of returns in favour of two singles costing the same in plans to merge British rail services

The Guardian - UK

Return train tickets expected to be scrapped in UK rail shake-up

The often discounted rate is to be replaced with two singles costing the same as the present return fare

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Wales Online

Return train tickets to be scrapped in Government announcement this week

The announcement will also bring back plans for Great British Railways

The Independent UK

Self-driving bus project to test journeys without staff on board

The Government has awarded new funding to seven autonomous vehicle projects.

Manchester Evening News

'Rail strikes are a nuisance. But if plans to ditch guards and ticket offices go ahead, people like me will be housebound'

Kevin Greenan, from Middleton, says the government has not thought things through. Nick Statham reports

Wales Online

No 'bottomless pit' of money for striking rail workers, says Transport Secretary

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said RMT workers will not be given an improved offer in their long-running dispute over pay.

Wales Online

UK Government minister defends giving Wales £50m for a train station but not £5bn as a share of HS2

UK government transport minister Mark Harper said the Levelling Up system showed a 'really good collaborative approach' but Cardiff council's leader bemoaned having to go 'cap in hand'

The Guardian - UK

Rail industry and RMT resume talks amid hopes of end to strikes

But drivers’ union Aslef set to reject initial pay offer from train operators, meaning resolution is some way off

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer faces backlash for contradicting Scottish Labour on gender reform

KEIR Starmer is facing a backlash from within his own party after he said he had “concerns” about gender reform in Scotland –…

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