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ScotRail’s 3.8% fare hike is punishing passengers and undermining climate goals
The fare increase comes off the back of the Scottish Government signing off on plans to cut hours at the majority of ScotRail ticket offices, undermining accessibility and passenger support across the network.
It also follows the reintroduction of...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, ScotRail, fares
New research shows rail reform can pay for freezing passenger fares
The union’s analysis reveals that even after the government’s welcome plans to bring train operations into public ownership, at least £630 million a year is still being drained from the railway through outsourced track, train, and station contracts, as well...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Rail, Fares
Scottish government needs to scrap peak rail fares
A non-binding opposition motion in the Scottish Parliament, urging the Scottish government to make the change, will be moved today.
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary said: “There is clear cross-party support for the Scottish government to do the right...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, ScotRail, Peak Rail Fares
RMT opposes re-introduction of ScotRail peak fares
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that it meant that peak fares would be reintroduced.
“The announcement that the Scottish government is scrapping the off-peak fares is a retrograde step which undermines it’s own climate change and car reduction goals. ...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, ScotRail, Peak Fares
ScotRail punitive fare hike will impact on climate targets
This punitive price increase comes at a time when the Scottish Government itself is running a successful off-peak fares trial, effectively removing peak fares entirely.
RMT is calling on the Scottish Government to make this off-peak fares trial permanent,...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, ScotRail, Rail Fares
RMT slams rail fares hike
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that the government was presiding over the managed decline of the railways with huge cuts to safety critical infrastructure spending on one hand whilst allowing privatised train operators to pay out huge shareholder dividends...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Rail fares
Scotrail removes peak ticket fares for 6 months
The move made by the Scottish government which runs the train operator stands in stark contrast to the Westminster government approach to the railways.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "RMT welcomes this move which aims to increase rail...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, ScotRail, Fares
Call for investigation into government policy on railway ticket offices
The union believes the government and rail companies are deliberately preventing ticket offices from selling cheaper rail tickets as part of a strategy for running down and ultimately shutting all ticket offices.
Media reports have suggested that the only...
Region: National
Tagged with: Ticket Offices, Transport Focus, Cheapest fares, Rail, RMT, Mick Lynch
RMT warns of significant threat to railway safety
Britain’s largest rail union has warned of a significant threat to rail safety and services cause by plans to axe thousands of rail jobs. The warning came as tomorrow, 9th March, rail workers will gather at stations in London, Bristol,...
Region: National
Tagged with: Paying More For Less, Rail Safety, Rail Fares, Cuts, Protests, Services
RMT warns of climate cost of latest Scottish rail fare hike
Union also warns that rail service and ticket office cuts mean passengers will be paying “more for less”
As rail passengers in Scotland face a fares hike of 3.8%, analysis by rail union RMT reveals that since the start of 2012, regulated...
Region: RMT Scotland
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