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Place for private sector companies, they will be brought in under a new concession model, so contracted to run the train services. what does this all mean for passengers? well, there are going to be flexible season tickets brought in from the end ofjune, so people will be able to use them two or three days a week, perhaps reflecting the changing world of work, and we also know there will be pay—as—you—go and contactless tickets similar to the oyster system in london. we can get some reaction know from the business sector. let's speak to amy de—balsi. she runs a technology consultancy h...

From the business sector. first question, what is your experience of the rail sector? pretty terrible, they are very expensive, very overcrowded and also highly unreliable. i only tend to use the trains if i'm having to go to london. not good, then! what about these reforms? there is obviously the flexible season ticket coming in, how can that help your employees, who will be working towards this hybrid model, a bit at the office, a bit at home? i think flexible tickets are a good idea and will help our workers. during the pandemic, we have been employing lots of remote teams, but we still nee...

Days a week as millions of people are facing a hybrid return to the office in the coming months. and scrap the franchise system — only pay companies if trains are on time and clean. the former boss of british airways, keith williams, came up with the ideas. there is an enormous opportunity here, not only to simplify the way that people buy tickets, but also to benefit from a retail environment that gives greater flexibility in the way that fares are operated in the future. this is the government acknowledging the real problems that have existed on the railways for decades that any passenger ...

Companies charge passengers directly. melitta is relieved if it means things will get simpler. there are so many — means things will get simpler. there are so many providers _ means things will get simpler. there are so many providers and _ means things will get simpler. there are so many providers and it's i means things will get simpler. there are so many providers and it's such are so many providers and it's such a stress _ are so many providers and it's such a stress coming to the station on a friday— a stress coming to the station on a friday night — a stress coming to the station o...

What does this mean for passengers? there are going to be flexible season tickets brought in from the end ofjune so people will be able to use them two or three days of the week, perhaps reflecting the changing world of work. there will also be pay—as—you—go and contactless tickets, similar to the oyster system in london. we can get some reaction now from the businesses community. amy is with me and runs a business consultancy in leeds. first question, what is your experience of the rail sector? pretty terrible. they're very expensive, very overcrowded and highly unreliable. personally i...