Welsh train passengers ‘punished’ as fares rise by nearly 5% ( nation.cymru )

Rail fares in England and Wales are rising by nearly 5% despite train cancellations being among the highest levels for 10 years.

Public transport campaigners claimed passengers are being “punished” and will be “angry” at Sunday’s price hikes.

The equivalent of 3.9% of services in England and Wales were cancelled in the year to February 3, PA news agency analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures shows.

That is narrowly below the worst performance of 4.1% in records dating back to 2014.

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rise by nearly 5%

I mean, shouldn't they rise? I'm in the US, and we've just had a bunch of inflation, and I'd assume that the UK has as well. It'd be kind of odd if prices didn't rise in the presence of inflation. The railway's costs are going to rise with inflation.

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https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/2023?amount=100

According to this, in 2022, the pound saw 7.9% inflation, in 2023, 7.07% inflation, and in 2024, 3.9% (I assume annualized for the last).

reads article

The article says that the Welsh government has stated -- I would assume correctly -- that the fare increases are below inflation:

Rail minister Huw Merriman said last month that the UK Government had attempted to “split the balance between the UK taxpayer and the fare payer” in relation to fare rises, which he described as being “well below inflation”.

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