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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

UNBELIEVABLE: Why the new year return to work contained better news than usual for rail commuters | History Defined

Commuters making the New Year return to work may have noticed an expected bonus as they passed through the ticket barriers – the first freeze in national rail fares in 30 years.

Alas, the joy for millions of Londoners will be short-lived – with an above-inflation hike in Tube fares,and for passengers on the Elizabeth line and the London Overground, only two months away.

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