More than 95 per cent of the National Rail network will be open for business over the Easter weekend, said Network Rail. However, disruption is also on the way from later next week as ASLEF stages pay dispute strikes over several days from 5 April.
A new report from the Railway Industry Association is calling for a shakeup of how railway fares are charged, with the aim of making tariffs simpler and easier to understand. It also says there should not be differences between ticketing systems which block simple travel purchases. There should be a ‘level playing field’ for all organisations involved in selling tickets, with data and other information being freely available.
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