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The Scotsman cartoon: Train fare increase

Passengers are feeling the pain of higher rail fares with annual season tickets rising by an average of 3.1 per cent.

By The Newsroom
Friday, 3rd January 2014, 12:00 am
Illustration: Iain Green
Illustration: Iain Green

A recent policy decision by the Government has limited the 2014 increase, but Labour, campaign groups and rail unions have all pointed out that fares are rising far faster than wages.

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