The True Cost of Train Travel? - ITV Tonight

The great British train journey… one of the fastest ways of getting from A to B. Except that for nearly two years many of us weren’t going anywhere.

Passengers are now being welcomed back- but from March we’re going to have to pay more for the pleasure - because fares are about to go up by 3.8%

The pandemic has had a massive impact on the rail industry. Rail fares crashed from over eight and a half billion pounds to under two billion. 

Train operators were in dire straits and needed huge amounts of public money to keep going.

Less people meant the need for fewer trains, so timetables have changed and working from home has seen our train usage decrease. This will now have an affect on the  future running of our trains.

SEB GORDON: 

If people aren't using the trains they might be more inclined to use a car or even a plane to get around…. But which one is fastest, cheapest and greenest? Well we did a not so scientific test to see which mode of transportation would come out on top… tune in to find out.

"The True Cost of Train Travel?' is on ITV Tonight at 7:30pm and available on the Hub afterwards.