Railways

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Part-time commuters can start using the new flexi tickets from 28 June 

The government will launch a new public body to simplify the rail network

The international rail operator is running just one train a day between London and Paris as Covid keeps passengers away

Monday rush hour sees spike in commuters across country as trains return to 90% of pre-coronavirus services

Swiss authorities say the owner has five years to reclaim the haul

High Court hears that Euston tunnels could cause ‘massive structural collapse’

Government decision for contracted firms to begin work on rail line blasted as ‘tone-deaf’

Boris Johnson faces Tory rebellion as he prepares to give rail project the green light

The franchise has been crippled by years of delays and cancellations

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 17 January

Today is set to be the busiest travelling day of the festive period

Train services in and out of Waterloo will be disrupted for all of December

At least 70 people have been killed after a blaze ripped through a train

More services and worse punctuality leads to highest danger rate in a decade

Ride the rails on exhilarating odysseys including a 51-hour ride to America’s west coast and a trip taking in Lake Titicaca in Peru

Police investigating two ‘malicious’ devices bearing anti-EU slogans left on train tracks

Protests at rail stations as anger grows over ‘disgraceful’ 3.1% fare rise

Office of Rail and Road says shake-up should increase competition and drive down fares

Passengers will no longer need to spend a penny from April 2019

Card will cut train fares by one-third for people aged 26-30, but no firm date has yet been set for launch

All services between London and Slough suspended until at least midday

Less than one-third of services arrive and depart on time at some busy stations

Transport watchdog says Network Rail, two train operators and Department of Transport ‘all made mistakes’

Kate Hitchens said people smiled at her but did not offer to exchange places

Wider access to wi-fi on trains has extended the working day, says study

Most passengers are entitled to money back if their train is more that 30 minutes late

Rail Delivery Group aims to tackle anomalies including ‘split ticketing’

RMT strike action follows ‘comprehensive breakdown’ in industrial relations

Around 100 travellers trapped on 17.35 service from Waterloo to Bournemouth

Ella Johannessen woke up to find the money, in £20 notes, on her lap underneath a napkin

At least three dead and 72 injured after passenger carriages plunged off motorway bridge

District Line suspended and other Tube lines closed due to power outages amid morning of rush hour commuter chaos

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