Trains

The proportion of trains which are cancelled or significantly delayed has increased by almost two-thirds year-on-year, Network Rail's latest figures reveal. But in most cases you can claim at least a partial refund if your train arrives more than 30 minutes late.

London commuters and visitors will be able to hop on two buses for the price of one for journeys within an hour, following the launch of the new 'hopper fare' today.

Transport giant Arriva's takeover of rail services in northern England has stifled competition and could push up fares on certain routes, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned.

Millions of London commuters can pocket their share of the quarter of a billion pounds that's sloshing around on unused Oyster cards, after Transport for London's (TfL's) latest figures showed the pot of unclaimed cash increased by more than £50 million over the last 12 months.

Train travellers should be able to more easily pick the cheapest fares for their journey under proposals for a shake-up of ticket prices, it has emerged.

Train company c2c has unveiled the country's first part-time season-ticket for its Essex to London routes, in a move that could save commuters more than £100 a year.

Thorpe Park is to release a further 4,000 12p tickets to those who missed out last month after a technical fault meant the theme park's high-profile ticket promotion started earlier than advertised. However, you'll need to have actually entered your details at around 10am on the day the deal went live to be eligible – others who missed out won't be so lucky.

Most passengers claiming compensation for train delays should automatically be given a cheque instead of rail vouchers from tomorrow – but the law to enforce this has been postponed by six months.

The rail regulator has called for train companies to do more to ensure those hit by delays receive refunds, after its investigation found passengers fail to claim for 80% of delays, while train and station staff give out wrong compensation info more than two thirds of the time.

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