Rail fares rise above-inflation for 10th time

Rail fares are increasing by an average of 3.9%.

It's the 10th successive above-inflation rise. Some rail season ticket holders have seen their rail fares rise by 50% in the last 10 years.

Rail fares on East Midlands Trains will increase by four percent, with the cost of a single journey rising by an average of 52p.

Train companies can put some season tickets up by more than 4.2% as long as the overall average does not exceed 4.2%.

The increase has led a campaign group to claim that the increases come at a time of "no perceptible improvement in services."