The list of the ten London commutes where train fares have risen the most dramatically was revealed. It comes on the back of ten consecutive years of above inflation fares that have pushed family budgets to breaking point. In response, the FareFail coalition has launched a ‘tour’ of the South East, each week visiting a…

Thanks to everyone who came out this morning to show their support for the FareFail campaign and for an end to runaway train fares.

Find out if the campaign against high train fares is coming to a railway station near you this Thursday!

The Evening Standard reports today on new research that shows that fares on some of the busiest routes have risen up to three times faster than the cost of living since privatisation. A Top 10 chart of the most expensive city journeys shows the soaring cost of rail travel since John Major’s Conservative government voted…

Whilst millions of rail passengers had a nasty shock last week, returning from their holidays to find that rail fares have been hiked above inflation for the tenth year running, it hasn’t been doom and gloom for everyone. The Daily Mail reports that First Group boss Tim O’Toole stands to do very well this this…

Our round-up of the best media coverage of the 2 January fares rise and the #FareFail coalition actions!

Campaigners against high train fares were out in force this morning. Tens of thousands of postcards were distributed to commuters at stations the length and breadth of the country. This was the first #FareFail initiative to involve new campaign partners the Alliance for Jobs and Climate and the Act! coalition, who joined Together for Transport,…

Make 2013 the year you take a stand against runaway train fares. On 2 January fares go up above inflation for the tenth year running. We’re saying enough is enough, and working with a broad range of organisations to demand an end to the era of high rail fares. On the morning of 2 January…

Commuters from Kent will bear the brunt of the new year rail fare rises, with some season tickets rising almost 6.5%. Many southern England travellers commuting into London will face January rises close to the capped national average of 4.2% but season tickets for commuters from the stations of Ramsgate, Dover Priory and Deal will…

Local campaigners in Corby have launched Friends of Corby Station to defend their train station from staffing cuts, oppose higher fares and campaign for a more frequent weekday morning service. Supported by Together for Transport, a number of campaign sessions have been organised at the station, with all weekday commuters receiving our ‘What kind of…