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Campaigning Literature from Railfuture
More info or other links can be found at press releases
Press releases
14/02/2014 - January 2014 inflation rate well below fare increases (58kB)- 23/12/2013 - January 2014 fare rises is more financial pain (60kB)
- 11/12/2013 - Rail fares go up by twice the rate of inflation (61kB)
- 30/09/2013 - Fuel duty freeze so why not rail fare freeze? (56kB)
- 29/12/2012 - Fare rises: Enough is enough say rail campaigners (48kB)
- 06/10/2012 - Government backs down on RPI+1% fare increases (61kB)
- 28/12/2011 - Unfairness of Rail Fare Rises (137kB)
- 27/11/2011 - Rail Campaigners welcome RPI+3% fare increase backdown (43kB)
- 27/12/2010 - Railfuture says that rail fares up again but worse is to come (46kB)
- 04/01/2009 - Railfuture says it's payback time for excessive rail fares (41kB)
- 25/04/2000 - Warning about hidden costs of Virgin Trains' new fares (280kB)
Presentations from Conferences and Public Meetings
- 19/07/2018 - Presentation by Transport Focus on Fares & Ticketing (488kB)
- 19/07/2018 - Presentation by Rail Delivery Group on Fares & Ticketing (2.3MB)
Radio Interviews
16/08/2023 - BBC Radio Bristol BW ticket offices and fares (1.7MB)- 09/06/2023 - BBC CandW BW trust inteh railways (897kB)
- 05/03/2023 - LBC BW rail fare increase (1.4MB)
- 09/02/2023 - BBC Radio Bristol BW fares reform (3.8MB)
- 01/03/2022 - BBC Suffolk BW rail fare increases (2.2MB)
- 17/12/2021 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about rail fare rises (728kB)
- 18/08/2021 - LBC BW Fares Inflation Etc (4.8MB)
- 28/06/2021 - BBC Berkshire Neil Middleton on flexi fares (1.6MB)
- 28/06/2021 - Neil Middleton on BBC Norfolk about flexi-season fares (3.2MB)
- 01/03/2021 - BBC Berks Dave Richardson fare rises (732kB)
- 05/12/2020 - Bruce Williamson on LBC re investment cuts etc (5.8MB)
- 15/11/2020 - Bruce Williamson LBC RPI+1 fare rises (1.3MB)
- 19/08/2020 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Humberside calling for rail fares freeze (2.0MB)
- 18/08/2020 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO fares freeze (2.2MB)
- 02/01/2020 - Bruce Williamson on BBC London about fare rises and related issues (2.6MB)
- 02/01/2020 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Tees about fare rises and loopholes (2.8MB)
- 02/01/2020 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about the annual fare rises (682kB)
- 02/01/2020 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about annual rail fare increases (3.1MB)
- 02/01/2020 - Nina Smith on BBC Leeds about the annual fare rises (1.6MB)
- 02/12/2019 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about fare rises (3.4MB)
- 02/12/2019 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about fare rises and fuel duty (2.3MB)
- 22/08/2019 - Bruce Williamson on lalkRADIO about too high penalty fares being charged (1.2MB)
- 15/08/2019 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about government's misuse of inflation and WCML franchise (3.8MB)
- 14/08/2019 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Bristol about rail fares arriving by RPI inflation (4.4MB)
- 14/08/2019 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Five Live about inflation rate announcement that dictates rail fare increases (342kB)
- 14/08/2019 - Bruce Williamson on Forth 1 new bulletins about UK inflation rate affecting rail fares in 2020 (1.0MB)
- 14/08/2019 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about rail fare rises as July 2019 inflation figure about to be announced (1.4MB)
- 18/02/2019 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Bristol about the Rail Delivery Group's fares review proposals (2.9MB)
- 02/01/2019 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Bristol re rail fares (986kB)
- 02/01/2019 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Five Live about rail fare rises (3.1MB)
- 02/01/2019 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Kent about rail fare rises (2.4MB)
- 02/01/2019 - Bruce Williamson on Jack FM about rail fare rises (515kB)
- 02/01/2019 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about rail fare rises (2.8MB)
- 02/12/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about January 2019 rail fares (2.2MB)
- 02/12/2018 - Roger Blake on talkRADIO about January 2019 fare rises (1.8MB)
- 30/11/2018 - BBC Wales BW fare rises (1.8MB)
- 30/11/2018 - Chris Burton on BBC Essex about fare rises (2.3MB)
- 30/11/2018 - Phil Smart on BBC Suffolk about January 2019 rail fare rises (1.7MB)
- 28/11/2018 - talkRADIO BW ombudsman and leaves (2.7MB)
- 22/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Glocs BW about rail fare increases (1.2MB)
- 18/08/2018 - Colin Major taklks to BBC Shrops about Euston station closure (1.8MB)
- 15/08/2018 - Chris Burton on BBC Essex about rail fare rises (1.8MB)
- 14/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about likely Jan 2019 fare rises (2.6MB)
- 13/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Wales about fare rises (1.7MB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Cambridgeshire about minefield of train fares (683kB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC H&W about minefield of train fares (822kB)
- 16/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about VTEC's East Coast franchise being terminated (4.0MB)
- 08/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about fares simplification (5.8MB)
- 04/04/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC British versus European rail fares (1.3MB)
- 19/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson explains to BBC Radio Devon that renationalisation would change little for passengers (1.5MB)
- 07/01/2018 - Chris Fribbins on talkRADIO about rail fares in January 2018 (2.3MB)
- 03/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson quoted on Connect FM news headlines about unfairness of rail fare increases (489kB)
- 02/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to BBC Five Live about rail fare rises (1.9MB)
- 02/01/2018 - Chris Burton talks to BBC Radio Cambs about rail fare rises (2.1MB)
- 01/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to LBC Radio about the protests following rail fare rises (3.0MB)
- 05/12/2017 - Bruce Williamson talks to talkRADIO about rail fare increases (1.1MB)
- 15/08/2017 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about rail fare rises based on inflation (3.1MB)
- 15/08/2017 - Chris Page on talkRADIO about RPI-based rail fare rises (2.2MB)
- 04/05/2017 - Chris Burton on BBC Esses about station ticket office closures (1.1MB)
- 01/02/2017 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio WM about fares simplification (719kB)
- 01/02/2017 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about fares simplification (2.1MB)
- 03/01/2017 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Five Live about 2017 fare protests (415kB)
- 03/01/2017 - Chris Hyomes on BBC Yorks about 2017 rail fares (1.3MB)
- 02/01/2017 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about 2017 fare increases (1.9MB)
- 03/12/2016 - Bruce Williams talks to talkRADIO about ticket machines (1.3MB)
- 02/12/2016 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about fare increases (616kB)
- 02/12/2016 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about rail fare increases (2.3MB)
- 02/12/2016 - Chris Hyomes on BBC Leeds about rail fare increases (1.6MB)
- 05/11/2016 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about fares and other passenger issues (1.7MB)
- 16/08/2016 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about rail capacity investment, overcrowding, fares etc. (2.6MB)
- 04/01/2016 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire about rail fare rises (1.4MB)
- 02/01/2016 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Wales about fare increases (1.7MB)
- 02/01/2016 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Wiltshire about annual rail fares (4.1MB)
- 18/08/2015 - Bruce Williamson on BBC 3 Counties Radio Lincs about Jan 2016 fare rises (4.0MB)
- 18/08/2015 - David Harby on BBC Radio Lincs about Jan 2016 fare rises (4.5MB)
- 04/01/2015 - Bruce Williamson on BBC London about fares policy (6.7MB)
- 19/08/2014 - Chris Hyomes on BBC Leeds about fare increases (2.4MB)
- 19/08/2014 - Chris Hyomes on BBC York about fares (1.9MB)
- 19/08/2014 - David Harby on BBC Radio LIncs about fare increases (2.8MB)
- 15/05/2014 - Railfuture on BBC London about fare dodging (2.7MB)
- 02/01/2014 - David Harby on BBC Radio Lincs about fare increases (2.1MB)
- 2023.06.12 BBC Cambridgeshire Nick Dibben single fares only (506kB)
- 2023.09.02 BBC Sheffield BW strikes fares etc (2.5MB)
Railfuture Research, Investigations, Studies and Site Visits
- 02/01/2016 - Impact of RPI rather CPI for Annual Rail Fare Increases (PDF) (738kB)
- 02/01/2016 - Railfuture identifies that both Labour and Coaliition/Conservatives raised fares by 24% in six years (101kB)
- 30/12/2013 - Railfuture analysis of decade of fare increases (37kB)
Statement of Railfuture Policy
More info or other links can be found at Consultation responses
Submissions
- 22/10/2021 - Railfuture L&SE follow-up to London Assembly Transport Committee 12 October 2021 (243kB)
- 19/09/2021 - Railfuture composite response to House of Lords Built Environment Cttee Call for Evidence: Williams Shapps Plan for Rail - fare reform (1.6MB)
- 19/09/2021 - Railfuture response to House of Lords Built Environment Cttee's Williams Shapps Inquiry - the future of rail fares (847kB)
- 18/08/2021 - Railfuture response to House of Lords Built Environment Cttee on tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season (481kB)
- 07/09/2018 - Railfuture response to RDG Easier fares (962kB)
- 28/06/2012 - Railfuture response on Fares and Ticketing (313kB)
Many of these documents will use the old company name (Railway Development Society Ltd). Since 1st January 2018 we have been Railfuture Ltd.
CAUTION: Older documents may no longer reflect Railfuture's current policies. Contact details may also be out of date: please always get latest details from www.railfuture.org.uk/Contact+Us.
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