Rail Delivery Group unveils wide-ranging fares reforms
Major changes to the basis for rail fares have been suggested by the Rail Delivery Group, in a submission to the Williams Review of the industry. The RDG wants ’preparatory work’ to begin now on a fundamental overhaul of how fares are calculated and charged. It sought the opinions of 20,000 people and 60 organisations during its research, and concluded that eight of 10 support changes, nine out of 10 want smart tickets, which would usher in the possibility of price-capping and also part-time seasons, and eight out of ten want fares set to encourage travel on less busy trains.
Grayling announces new funding for DawlishNew funding worth up to £80 million has been announced to build a higher and more resilient sea wall at Dawlish in south Devon, where storm-driven seas frequently cause damage to the main line railway. Bad weather destroyed part of the line in early 2014, blocking the only railway to Plymouth and Cornwall for six weeks. The Department for Transport has also published a new programme of wider investment in the region entitled ’Investing in the South West’, which is being launched today by transport secretary Chris Grayling during a visit to Dawlish.
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