MPs call for fare freeze for those most affected by rail timetable fiasco

MPs call for fare freeze for those most affected by rail timetable fiasco

Select committee report highly critical of transport secretary as it blames collective failure

Fares should be frozen for passengers most affected by the upheaval in rail timetabling in May, MPs have demanded.

A scathing report by the transport select committee said the chaotic change to the schedules on 20 May, which led to the cancellation or severe disruption of thousands of train services in the ensuing weeks, should be the catalyst for reform, including automatic compensation schemes.

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Source: Guardian Transport

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