4 December 2015
RMT Press Office
General Secretary Mick Cash said; "Today's rail fare hike is yet another kick in the teeth for the British passenger who is already paying some of the highest fares in Europe to travel on clapped out and over crowded trains.
"With inflation hovering around zero, today's fare increase is all about ring-fencing and increasing the profit margins of the rip-off private rail companies who, once again, will be laughing all the way to the bank."
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