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Rail fares price rise protest at Leicester station

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Rail unions staged a protest at Leicester station this morning opposing the rise in train fares. The protest coincided with new research revealed today which shows that train passengers have faced fare increases of more than 26% since the start of the recession, almost three times faster than wages. Rail unions handed out Christmas cards to commuters at the station as part of the national protest. The research by the TUC's Action for Rail campaign showed that between 2008 and 2012 average rail fares increased by 26.6 per cent, with average wages rising by just 9.6 per cent over the same period – well below the rate of inflation. Rail unions, transport campaigners and passenger groups joined together to hand out the seasonal cards at 50 train stations across the UK today. Campaign group Action for Rail urged commuters to use the cards to tell their MPs of their concern over what is happening to the UK's railways.

Rail fares price rise protest at Leicester station


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