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Train fare dodger fines review announced to protect people making 'genuine mistake'

The rail regulator has been asked to probe the current system used by train firms to protect their revenues

Evening Standard

Government orders review into train fare prosecutions after innocent people targeted

Around £240 million is lost through fare evasion on Britain’s railways each year

The Independent UK

Government orders review into train fare prosecutions

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced on Wednesday that regulator the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled

Evening Standard

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Government to order review into train fare prosecutions

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is expected to announce that the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled.

Evening Standard

Data at each station to show just how bad rail company is for train delays and cancellations

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has announced that data will be available for passengers at all stations on how well their train service providers are performing

The Independent UK

Train performance data to be displayed at stations under Labour plans

Transport secretary says figures will be shown on screens in effort to hold operators and government to account

The Guardian - UK

Rail performance data to be displayed in stations for ‘transparency’: Haigh

Louise Haigh made the claim as she committed to display rail performance data at stations.

Evening Standard

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£100m plus bat shed ‘tip of iceberg’ on HS2 delivery ‘failure’, says Haigh

The Transport Secretary described a ‘complete lack of efficiency’ in spending.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urged to be open with Londoners about looming Tube fares hike

Mayor is under Government orders to raise TfL fares by 4.6% - in line with the national rail increase

Evening Standard

Chancellor visits Manchester to promote investment in northern infrastructure

Rachel Reeves announced the Transpennine Route Upgrade was secured in her first Budget as Chancellor last week.

Evening Standard

Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead taskforce on air travel for disabled passengers

Team led by Paralympic champion will work with aviation industry to ‘break down barriers’, says transport secretary

The Guardian - UK

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead new taskforce for disabled air passengers

The group will aim to tackle issues such as people being left onboard planes without timely assistance and mishandling of wheelchairs.

The Independent UK

Bus fare hike same as 1p income tax rise on working people who commute - new analysis

The Department for Transport has disputed claims that the 50 per cent rise in the cap on a single bus ticket equates to a 1p rise in income tax

The Independent UK

Tube strikes: Union chief 'not optimistic' for breakthrough as network shutdown looms on London Underground

Passengers warned to expect no services if Aslef strikes go ahead on Thursday and next Tuesday

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

A huge, hideous Canary Wharf by Regent’s Park: this could be the result of Labour’s plan for HS2

Where will Rachel Reeves find billions for a tunnel from Old Oak Common to Euston? Private development is one answer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

Fares hike blow for Londoners as union decision on Tube strike go-ahead is awaited

RMT executive meets to decide whether to suspend strike - first walkout due from 6pm on Friday

Evening Standard

Government orders Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares as part of £485m London settlement

Inflation-busting 4.6% increase - to match rise in national rail fares - will also affect Elizabeth line and London Overground

The Independent UK

Plans to tackle infamous ‘Euston rush’ released after urgent review

Around 40 per cent of Avanti West Coast services will now board 20 minutes before departure

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Evening Standard

Network Rail aims to tackle 'Euston rush' with change to boarding

Passengers travelling on around 40% of Avanti West Coast services from the London station can now board trains 20 minutes before departure

The Independent UK

Network Rail aims to tackle ‘Euston rush’

Passengers travelling on around 40% of Avanti West Coast services from the London station can now board trains 20 minutes before departure.

Evening Standard

‘Euston rush’ could be on its way out as early train boarding introduced

Some services at Euston will start boarding 20 minutes before departure to try and tackle overcrowding at the busy station

The Independent UK

Embattled transport secretary’s Budget victory prevented bus fare rises of up to 650%

Details have emerged over how transport secretary Louise Haigh’s intervention ensured a new cap in bus fares would feature in the Budget

Evening Standard

Dartford Tunnel closures spark fresh demands for new Lower Thames Crossing to get green light

One tunnel was shut all day on Monday after a spillage, leaving drivers stuck in hours-long queues of traffic

Evening Standard

Passenger dies and 15 people are injured after two trains collide

Network Rail and Transport for Wales said in a joint statement it was a ‘low-speed collision’.

The Guardian - UK

Yes, review HS2’s ‘dire’ delivery – but contract renegotiation matters more

To unpick this debacle, the transport secretary will have to cajole companies to go against their shareholders’ interests

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