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    ‘Simpler fares’ trial adds more than £100 to cost of some train journeys

    by Neil Lancefield Feb 16, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    A trial to simplify train fares is adding more than £100 to the cost of some journeys on one of Britain’s busiest railway lines.

    The price hike was revealed by PA news agency analysis of tickets sold by Government-owned operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) for travel on the East Coast Main Line.

    This follows the introduction of a two-year trial advertised as offering “simpler fares”.

    The removal of the Super Off-Peak ticket is an awful move

    Neil Middleton, Railfuture

    Campaign group Railfuture described the scheme as “awful”, while train

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