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Regulated railfares in england and wales go up by 5.9% today. that's the biggest increase in more than a decade. the government says it's necessary to support crucial investment, and that it's intervened to keep the rise below inflation. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. all aboard for another fare increase. 5.9%. oh, god. it already costs me almost an hour of my hourly wage just _ to buy my return ticket. a monthly ticket is somewhere around £600. they're not always on time and most of the time they're cancelled, delayed. for me, it's the cumulative effect. it's notjust the pri...

Regulated railfares in england and wales go up by 5.9% today. that's the biggest increase in more than a decade. the government says it's necessary to support crucial investment, and that it's intervened to keep the rise below inflation. katy austin reports. all aboard for another fare increase. 5.9%. oh, god. it already costs me almost an hour of my hourly wage just _ to buy my return ticket. a monthly ticket is somewhere around £600. they're not always on time and most of the time they're cancelled, delayed. for me, it's the cumulative effect. it's not just the price - of a ticket — it's ...

Regulated railfares — which are those controlled by the government — go up by 5.9% today in england and wales. that's the biggest increase in more than ten years — but is far lower than the rate of inflation. the government says it's necessary to support crucial investment, and that it's intervened to keep fares as low as possible. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. all aboard for another fare increase. 5.9%. oh, god. a monthly ticket is somewhere around £600. for the service that you get, because obviously there's always train strikes or there's something going on with the...

All aboard for another fare increase. 5.9%. oh, god. a monthly ticket is somewhere around £600. for the service that you get, because obviously there's always train strikes or there's something going on with the trains, the tracks and everything, it's not really worth it, because half the time you're late to work. struggling to afford it, i spend a lot of money on rail, so it's a big dent to my income. trying to be green, trying not- to use your car so much is actually costing more and more. if the increment is going to make it reliable, then it's ok. the 5.9% cap covers nearly half of fares ...

The french president towards the end of the week as well to talk expecting on further measures there. but certainly there is a sense of uk government that this is something that they want to stop. the prime minister said that illegal migration is not fair on british taxpayers and not fair on those come here legally and not right to the criminal gangs should not be allowed to continue their immoral trade. regulated railfares — which are those controlled by the government — go up by 5.9% today regulated railfares — which are those controlled by the government — go up by 5.9% today in eng...