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Rail fares 'rise above inflation'

Average train fares have increased by more than 26% since the start of the recession, almost three times faster than wages, new research revealed today.

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More rail misery for commuters

Thanks to this Government, the new year promises to bring more misery to the country's commuters, as the network's private rail operators think nothing of hiking their fares.

Once again, millions of ordinary people are being punished by this Government's abject failure to get to grips with a crisis that is squeezing household budgets to breaking point.

– Unite national rail officer Julia Long

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