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Train companies have announced inflation-busting fare increases to start in the New Year. Train companies have announced above inflation rate fare increases.
Season and saver ticket fares will rise by an average about 4.8%. Unregulated fares will go up by more than the rate of inflation. Season and saver ticket fares will rise by 4.8% on average, says the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc).
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association said commuters travelling to London would be worst hit. Others such as cheap day returns will go up by 5.4%. The increases will come into effect in the New Year.
Its general secretary Gerry Doherty says continual rises meant the UK now has the most expensive fares in Europe. Transport Salaried Staffs' Association general secretary Gerry Doherty said commuters travelling to London would be worst hit.
He said continual rises meant the UK now has the most expensive fares in Europe.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We're 10 years down the line since privatisation and when you get above inflation increases for that length of time and it's continued then it exacerbates itself.He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We're 10 years down the line since privatisation and when you get above inflation increases for that length of time and it's continued then it exacerbates itself.
"And the result is that we've got the dearest fares in Europe now.""And the result is that we've got the dearest fares in Europe now."
The Association of Train Operating Companies will officially announce the fare increases later.