UNCOVERED: 14 | History Defined

Why you should buy your train tickets before 5 March

This years’s annual increase is the largest in a decade

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Bus fares capped at £2 until June as passengers win battle against ministers

Cheaper bus tickets will be available in England for an extra three months after government ministers dropped their threat to axe the £2 fare cap at the end of March

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Government announces £60 million investment in clean maritime technology

Transport Secretary Mark Harper visited Belfast to see some of the latest green technology in action, including an electric ‘flying’ boat.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Britain’s railways ‘not fit for purpose’ and ‘financially unsustainable’, transport secretary warns

Mark Harper outlines ‘fundamental reform’ for trains including setting up Great British Railways and simplifying fares

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

‘The railways aren’t fit for purpose’ – so what do ministers propose?

Train Talk: What the passenger wants is clear – now the government has to deliver

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

UK train tickets could be priced like airline seats in rail shake-up

Return tickets could be scrapped in demand-based system as part of wider reforms to ‘broken model’, says transport secretary

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Mark Harper pledges to enhance role of private firms in railways

Mr Harper delivered the annual George Bradshaw address in central London.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Price of train tickets to fluctuate based on demand under new trial scheme

The new scheme will work under a demand and supply system, which will see train fares fluctuate depending on how many seats have been filled on London North Eastern Railway services

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

Contactless payments for rail users in South East to be extended

Transport Secretary Mark Harper will also confirm plans to expand single leg pricing across the entire LNER network

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Rail fare costs will change based on demand in new government trial

The Department for Transport hopes the trial will help manage railway capacity and increase revenue

Manchester Evening News · Feb 7, 2023