Asking staff to pay for rail mess isn’t fare

It is an accepted fact that our rail industry, to put it mildly, leaves a great deal to be desired.Excuses given include staff shortages, broken trains, signals, track issues, and of course the major timetable change.Now we have notice of fare increases which the secretary of state, Chris Grayling, says should be eased by the workforce taking a lower-than-inflation pay increase (Report, 15 August).