National rail

From today, rail passengers in England, Scotland and Wales can get personalised updates on their journey from National Rail via WhatsApp. Updates include real-time details of delays, disruption and alternative travel routes. Passengers travelling to or from certain stations may also be able to get a free coffee, newspaper or snack this month when they sign-up to the alerts. 

A nationwide trial of the new 26-30 Railcard started on Tuesday morning, but if you want to get one you'll have to go quick, as there are only 10,000 available and the railcard website has been crashing because of the high volume of traffic.

If you're eligible for a 16-25 Railcard, National Rail's offering you the chance to get paid £10,000 to travel by train, in what's been dubbed "Britain's ultimate part-time job".

Train passengers face disruption while travelling over Christmas with more than 250 sets of engineering works planned, plus industrial action on a number of routes.

Passengers face the biggest hike in rail fares for five years with ticket costs set to rise by an average 3.4% next month.

Commuters on some routes can use a 16-25 Railcard to save up to £700 on a year's train travel, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, due to a simple trick which will also work with the new 26-30 Railcard.

A new over-50s' discount card to bag 20% off some rail tickets has been launched by Greater Anglia.

Good news for anyone who's prone to forgetting their railcard - from today anyone getting a new 16-25 Railcard can get it in digital form and store it on their phone.

Twelve train companies have signed up to a voluntary price guarantee to refund the difference if passengers could’ve bought a cheaper ticket when buying from a machine.

A consumer group has submitted a 'super-complaint' to the rail regulator demanding it takes action to make claiming for train delays easier, after its research found most passengers aren't informed of their rights after a delay and just a third end up making a claim.