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Travelling on a train without a ticket? What you need to know about the penalties and exceptions

Exclusive: What are the rules on travelling without a ticket – and how are they applied?

The Independent UK

Travel warnings issued as cold snap and icy weather grips the UK

Freezing conditions set to last for a week as amber health alerts issued

The Independent UK

What proportion of rail services will be in public hands by the end of 2025?

At present, seven rail operators are in public hands, which together account for nearly a quarter of rail journeys.

Evening Standard

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Relief for thousands judge throws out rail fare evasion prosecutions

Northern and TransPennine Express apologised for the ‘errors’

The Independent UK

More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions quashed

The prosecutions, brought by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express, were declared ‘null and void’ during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Evening Standard

Tens of thousands of unlawful Northern Rail fare evasion convictions overturned at court

More than 28,000 unlawful train fare evasion convictions have been overturned at court to address misuse of the Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

Rail performance data to be displayed in stations for ‘transparency’: Haigh

Louise Haigh made the claim as she committed to display rail performance data at stations.

Evening Standard

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Scottish train services most reliable in UK despite ScotRail cancellations

TRAIN services in Scotland are the most reliable in the whole of the UK, despite more than 100,000 ScotRail cancellations in the last five years ...

The National (Scotland)

Fare dodging: Simon Calder reveals the inside story on the rules on rail tickets and how they are enforced

Chief magistrate insists 74,000 fines for alleged fare-dodging on the railway should be quashed – but efforts continue to catch passengers without valid tickets

The Independent UK

Labour summons bosses of worst-performing train operators to meetings

Network Rail route directors will also attend next week as UK government aims to reform railways quickly

The Guardian - UK

Let the train take the strain? Not if you are heading for the airport

Plane Talk: Manchester has theoretically the best rail links of any airport in the country – but how reliable are they?

The Independent UK

Train derails on major route between England and Scotland with 'do not travel' alert issued

Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express have issued ‘do not travel’ notices

Evening Standard

‘Do not travel’ alert issued after freight train derails on major route between England and Scotland

Problems made worse on northern trains by landslip between Newcastle and Carlisle

The Independent UK

Flooding blocks train line between Scotland and north-west England

THOUSANDS of train passengers are suffering disruption as a major line between England and Scotland is closed due to flooding...

The National (Scotland)

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Rail passengers face fresh travel disruption as operators hit by strike action

Chiltern, TransPennine Express and Northern will not run any trains, while there will be reduced services on GWR, LNER and Heathrow Express.

The Guardian - UK

North of England faces travel disruption amid train drivers’ strike

As all Northern and TransPennine Express services stop, passengers in the region have been warned not to try to travel by rail on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

LNER train drivers to strike for five extra days in minimum service row

Aslef responds to threat to force 40% of normal timetable to be run on strike days

The Independent UK

February and March train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

Thousands of rail services are being cancelled on each day of industrial action by train drivers – how will it affect you?

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Storm Pia: BA grounds two dozen flights as 80mph winds hit UK

Storm Pia's strong winds causes disruption for some flights and train services

The Guardian - UK

‘Had to use bins as toilets’: passengers tell of rail journeys from hell

After travellers were stranded on cold, dark trains in London this month, we hear more tales of woe

The Independent UK

December train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

Latest wave of strikes targets different regions a day at a time

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express cancelled more than one in eight trains over summer

Regulator says figures show much of Britain’s railway is ‘still not delivering reliable journeys’

The Independent UK

December train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

Latest wave of strikes targets different regions a day at a time

The Independent UK

December train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

Latest wave of strikes targeting different regions a day at a time

The Independent UK

December train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

Latest wave of strikes targeting different regions a day at a time

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